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#EC73E7

#ec73e7 ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ec73e7 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 45.1% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 51.27% magenta, 2.12% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 302.48°, with 76.1% saturation and 68.82% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 2.99.

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Web safe#ff66ff
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Relative luminance0.3586

Complementary

  1. #ec73e7
  2. #73ec78

Split complementary

  1. #ec73e7
  2. #aaec73
  3. #73ecb4

Analogous

  1. #b473ec
  2. #ec73e7
  3. #ec73aa

Triadic

  1. #ec73e7
  2. #e7ec73
  3. #73e7ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec73e7
  2. #ec7873
  3. #73ec78
  4. #73e7ec

Square

  1. #ec73e7
  2. #ecb473
  3. #73ec78
  4. #73aaec

Monochromatic

  1. #ae18a8
  2. #e330db
  3. #ec73e7
  4. #f5b6f3
  5. #fdedfc

Shades

#ec73e7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec73e7
  2. #d468d0
  3. #bd5cb9
  4. #a551a2
  5. #8e458b
  6. #763a74
  7. #5e2e5c
  8. #472345
  9. #2f172e
  10. #180c17
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec73e7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec73e7
  2. #ee81e9
  3. #f08fec
  4. #f29dee
  5. #f4abf1
  6. #f6b9f3
  7. #f7c7f5
  8. #f9d5f8
  9. #fbe3fa
  10. #fdf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec73e7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec73e7
  2. #e174dd
  3. #d676d2
  4. #cc77c8
  5. #c178be
  6. #b67ab4
  7. #ab7ba9
  8. #a07c9f
  9. #967d95
  10. #8b7f8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c491c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a97eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8fa7e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f37fa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae8ae9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb95e5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f07ac2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec73e7 {
  color: #ec73e7;
}
Background
.bg-ec73e7 {
  background-color: #ec73e7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec73e7 {
  border: 2px solid #ec73e7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec73e7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 115 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 302 76% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec73e7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec73e7, #ec73aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec73e7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 115 231 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 2.99 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 3.50 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 4.01 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.23 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 6.45 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.68 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.68 #138c18 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Violet
#ec73e7  rgb(236, 115, 231)  hsl(302, 76%, 69%)  Violet
#73ec78  rgb(115, 236, 120)  hsl(122, 76%, 69%)  Pastel Green
#e7ec73  rgb(231, 236, 115)  hsl(62, 76%, 69%)  Pastel Yellow
#73e7ec  rgb(115, 231, 236)  hsl(182, 76%, 69%)  Electric Blue