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#EC6997

#ec6997 ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec6997 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 41.18% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.51% magenta, 36.02% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 338.93°, with 77.51% saturation and 66.86% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 3.1.

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Web safe#ff6699
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Relative luminance0.3017

Complementary

  1. #ec6997
  2. #69ecbe

Split complementary

  1. #ec6997
  2. #69ec7c
  3. #69d8ec

Analogous

  1. #ec69d8
  2. #ec6997
  3. #ec7c69

Triadic

  1. #ec6997
  2. #97ec69
  3. #6997ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec6997
  2. #ecbe69
  3. #69ecbe
  4. #6997ec

Square

  1. #ec6997
  2. #d8ec69
  3. #69ecbe
  4. #7c69ec

Monochromatic

  1. #a71548
  2. #e32568
  3. #ec6997
  4. #f5adc6
  5. #fdedf2

Shades

#ec6997 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec6997
  2. #d45f88
  3. #bd5479
  4. #a54a6a
  5. #8e3f5b
  6. #76354c
  7. #5e2a3c
  8. #47202d
  9. #2f151e
  10. #180b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec6997 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec6997
  2. #ee78a1
  3. #f087ac
  4. #f296b6
  5. #f4a5c1
  6. #f6b4cb
  7. #f7c3d5
  8. #f9d2e0
  9. #fbe1ea
  10. #fdf0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec6997 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec6997
  2. #e16b95
  3. #d66e92
  4. #cc7090
  5. #c1728e
  6. #b6758c
  7. #ab7789
  8. #a07987
  9. #967b85
  10. #8b7e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #be8696 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f8698 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29f94 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fe5e7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b57b98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c48c95 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f76287 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec6997 {
  color: #ec6997;
}
Background
.bg-ec6997 {
  background-color: #ec6997;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec6997 {
  border: 2px solid #ec6997;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec6997;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 105 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 78% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec6997 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec6997, #ec7c69);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec6997 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 105 151 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 3.10 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 3.93 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 4.76 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 4.77 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 4.98 #ff69b4 Hot Pink ΔE 6.07 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 6.88 #139668 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#ec6997  rgb(236, 105, 151)  hsl(339, 78%, 67%)  Pale Violet Red
#69ecbe  rgb(105, 236, 190)  hsl(159, 78%, 67%)  Aquamarine
#97ec69  rgb(151, 236, 105)  hsl(99, 78%, 67%)  Inchworm
#6997ec  rgb(105, 151, 236)  hsl(219, 78%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue