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#EC74FF

#ec74ff ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ec74ff is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 45.49% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.45% cyan, 54.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 291.8°, with 100% saturation and 72.75% 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 8.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 2.29.

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Relative luminance0.3754

Complementary

  1. #ec74ff
  2. #87ff74

Split complementary

  1. #ec74ff
  2. #cdff74
  3. #74ffa7

Analogous

  1. #a774ff
  2. #ec74ff
  3. #ff74cd

Triadic

  1. #ec74ff
  2. #ffec74
  3. #74ffec

Tetradic

  1. #ec74ff
  2. #ff7487
  3. #87ff74
  4. #74ffec

Square

  1. #ec74ff
  2. #ffa774
  3. #87ff74
  4. #74cdff

Monochromatic

  1. #bc00da
  2. #e228ff
  3. #ec74ff
  4. #f6c1ff
  5. #fcebff

Shades

#ec74ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec74ff
  2. #d468e6
  3. #bd5dcc
  4. #a551b3
  5. #8e4699
  6. #763a80
  7. #5e2e66
  8. #47234d
  9. #2f1733
  10. #180c1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec74ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec74ff
  2. #ee82ff
  3. #f090ff
  4. #f29eff
  5. #f4acff
  6. #f6baff
  7. #f7c7ff
  8. #f9d5ff
  9. #fbe3ff
  10. #fdf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec74ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec74ff
  2. #e175f2
  3. #d676e6
  4. #cc78d9
  5. #c179cc
  6. #b67ac0
  7. #ab7bb3
  8. #a07ca6
  9. #967e99
  10. #8b7f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c594cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c9cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #84aafb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef88af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa8eff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b797fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee80d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec74ff {
  color: #ec74ff;
}
Background
.bg-ec74ff {
  background-color: #ec74ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec74ff {
  border: 2px solid #ec74ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec74ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 116 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 100% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec74ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec74ff, #ff74cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec74ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 116 255 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 2.29 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 3.38 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 4.34 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.31 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.24 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.24 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.64 #138b00 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#ec74ff  rgb(236, 116, 255)  hsl(292, 100%, 73%)  Heliotrope
#87ff74  rgb(135, 255, 116)  hsl(112, 100%, 73%)  Mint Green
#ffec74  rgb(255, 236, 116)  hsl(52, 100%, 73%)  Jasmine
#74ffec  rgb(116, 255, 236)  hsl(172, 100%, 73%)  Turquoise Blue