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#EC45CC

#ec45cc ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ec45cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 27.06% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.76% magenta, 13.56% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 311.5°, with 81.46% saturation and 59.8% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#ff33cc
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Relative luminance0.2645

Complementary

  1. #ec45cc
  2. #45ec65

Split complementary

  1. #ec45cc
  2. #78ec45
  3. #45ecb9

Analogous

  1. #b945ec
  2. #ec45cc
  3. #ec4578

Triadic

  1. #ec45cc
  2. #ccec45
  3. #45ccec

Tetradic

  1. #ec45cc
  2. #ec6545
  3. #45ec65
  4. #45ccec

Square

  1. #ec45cc
  2. #ecb945
  3. #45ec65
  4. #4578ec

Monochromatic

  1. #8a0e72
  2. #cf15ac
  3. #ec45cc
  4. #f38adf
  5. #fad0f2

Shades

#ec45cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec45cc
  2. #d43eb8
  3. #bd37a3
  4. #a5308f
  5. #8e297a
  6. #762366
  7. #5e1c52
  8. #47153d
  9. #2f0e29
  10. #180714
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec45cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec45cc
  2. #ee58d1
  3. #f06ad6
  4. #f27ddb
  5. #f48fe0
  6. #f6a2e6
  7. #f7b5eb
  8. #f9c7f0
  9. #fbdaf5
  10. #fdecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec45cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec45cc
  2. #e14bc4
  3. #d651bd
  4. #cc57b5
  5. #c15dae
  6. #b663a6
  7. #ab689e
  8. #a06e97
  9. #96748f
  10. #8b7a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bb76aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #497cd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8296c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f84f83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a56ace ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b67dca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f34ba5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec45cc {
  color: #ec45cc;
}
Background
.bg-ec45cc {
  background-color: #ec45cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec45cc {
  border: 2px solid #ec45cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec45cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 69 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 81% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec45cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec45cc, #ec4578);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec45cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 69 204 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 3.99 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.81 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.23 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.23 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 7.43 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.48 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 9.14 #13ba33 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ec45cc  rgb(236, 69, 204)  hsl(312, 81%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#45ec65  rgb(69, 236, 101)  hsl(132, 81%, 60%)  Malachite
#ccec45  rgb(204, 236, 69)  hsl(72, 81%, 60%)  Pear
#45ccec  rgb(69, 204, 236)  hsl(192, 81%, 60%)  Sky Blue