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#EC51CD

#ec51cd ≈ Shocking Pink

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ec51cd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 31.76% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65.68% magenta, 13.14% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 312°, with 80.31% saturation and 62.16% 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 6.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#fc0fc0), ΔE 5.12.

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Web safe#ff66cc
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Relative luminance0.2813

Complementary

  1. #ec51cd
  2. #51ec70

Split complementary

  1. #ec51cd
  2. #80ec51
  3. #51ecbe

Analogous

  1. #be51ec
  2. #ec51cd
  3. #ec5180

Triadic

  1. #ec51cd
  2. #cdec51
  3. #51cdec

Tetradic

  1. #ec51cd
  2. #ec7051
  3. #51ec70
  4. #51cdec

Square

  1. #ec51cd
  2. #ecbe51
  3. #51ec70
  4. #5180ec

Monochromatic

  1. #94107a
  2. #d918b2
  3. #ec51cd
  4. #f496e1
  5. #fbdbf5

Shades

#ec51cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec51cd
  2. #d449b9
  3. #bd41a4
  4. #a53990
  5. #8e317b
  6. #762967
  7. #5e2052
  8. #47183e
  9. #2f1029
  10. #180815
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec51cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec51cd
  2. #ee62d2
  3. #f074d7
  4. #f285dc
  5. #f497e1
  6. #f6a8e6
  7. #f7b9eb
  8. #f9cbf0
  9. #fbdcf5
  10. #fdeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec51cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec51cd
  2. #e156c5
  3. #d65abe
  4. #cc5fb6
  5. #c164ae
  6. #b669a7
  7. #ab6d9f
  8. #a07297
  9. #96778f
  10. #8b7b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bc7cac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5481d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8699c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f85988 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a871cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b882cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f356a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec51cd {
  color: #ec51cd;
}
Background
.bg-ec51cd {
  background-color: #ec51cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec51cd {
  border: 2px solid #ec51cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec51cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 81 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 80% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec51cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec51cd, #ec5180);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec51cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 81 205 / 0.35);
}

#fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 5.12 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.50 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 5.99 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.79 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.79 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.43 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.74 #13ae32 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Shocking Pink
#ec51cd  rgb(236, 81, 205)  hsl(312, 80%, 62%)  Shocking Pink
#51ec70  rgb(81, 236, 112)  hsl(132, 80%, 62%)  Spring Green
#cdec51  rgb(205, 236, 81)  hsl(72, 80%, 62%)  Pear
#51cdec  rgb(81, 205, 236)  hsl(192, 80%, 62%)  Sky Blue