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#EC55ED

#ec55ed ≈ Fuchsia

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ec55ed is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 33.33% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.42% cyan, 64.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 299.61°, with 80.85% saturation and 63.14% 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 7.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Fuchsia (#ff00ff), ΔE 4.87.

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Web safe#ff66ff
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Relative luminance0.3044

Complementary

  1. #ec55ed
  2. #56ed55

Split complementary

  1. #ec55ed
  2. #a2ed55
  3. #55eda0

Analogous

  1. #a055ed
  2. #ec55ed
  3. #ed55a2

Triadic

  1. #ec55ed
  2. #edec55
  3. #55edec

Tetradic

  1. #ec55ed
  2. #ed5556
  3. #56ed55
  4. #55edec

Square

  1. #ec55ed
  2. #eda055
  3. #56ed55
  4. #55a2ed

Monochromatic

  1. #981099
  2. #dd18de
  3. #ec55ed
  4. #f49af4
  5. #fbdffc

Shades

#ec55ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec55ed
  2. #d44dd5
  3. #bd44be
  4. #a53ca6
  5. #8e338e
  6. #762b77
  7. #5e225f
  8. #471a47
  9. #2f112f
  10. #180918
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec55ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec55ed
  2. #ee66ef
  3. #f077f1
  4. #f288f2
  5. #f499f4
  6. #f6aaf6
  7. #f7bbf8
  8. #f9ccfa
  9. #fbddfb
  10. #fdeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec55ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec55ed
  2. #e159e2
  3. #d65ed7
  4. #cc62cc
  5. #c166c1
  6. #b66bb7
  7. #ab6fac
  8. #a073a1
  9. #967796
  10. #8b7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bf81bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f89f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a9de9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f36a9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a378f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b386eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f062c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec55ed {
  color: #ec55ed;
}
Background
.bg-ec55ed {
  background-color: #ec55ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec55ed {
  border: 2px solid #ec55ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec55ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 85 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 81% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec55ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec55ed, #ed55a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec55ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 85 237 / 0.35);
}

#ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 4.87 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 4.87 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.52 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.67 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 7.13 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.94 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.70 #13aa12 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Fuchsia
#ec55ed  rgb(236, 85, 237)  hsl(300, 81%, 63%)  Fuchsia
#56ed55  rgb(86, 237, 85)  hsl(120, 81%, 63%)  Malachite
#edec55  rgb(237, 236, 85)  hsl(60, 81%, 63%)  Icterine
#55edec  rgb(85, 237, 236)  hsl(180, 81%, 63%)  Bright Turquoise