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#EC79F6

#ec79f6 ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ec79f6 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 47.45% green and 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.07% cyan, 50.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 295.2°, with 87.41% saturation and 71.96% 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 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 2.6.

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Web safe#ff66ff
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Relative luminance0.3816

Complementary

  1. #ec79f6
  2. #83f679

Split complementary

  1. #ec79f6
  2. #c1f679
  3. #79f6ad

Analogous

  1. #ad79f6
  2. #ec79f6
  3. #f679c1

Triadic

  1. #ec79f6
  2. #f6ec79
  3. #79f6ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec79f6
  2. #f67983
  3. #83f679
  4. #79f6ec

Square

  1. #ec79f6
  2. #f6ad79
  3. #83f679
  4. #79c1f6

Monochromatic

  1. #ba0dc9
  2. #e231f1
  3. #ec79f6
  4. #f6c1fb
  5. #fcecfe

Shades

#ec79f6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec79f6
  2. #d46ddd
  3. #bd61c5
  4. #a555ac
  5. #8e4994
  6. #763d7b
  7. #5e3062
  8. #47244a
  9. #2f1831
  10. #180c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec79f6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec79f6
  2. #ee86f7
  3. #f094f8
  4. #f2a1f9
  5. #f4affa
  6. #f6bcfb
  7. #f7c9fb
  8. #f9d7fc
  9. #fbe4fd
  10. #fdf2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec79f6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec79f6
  2. #e17aea
  3. #d67ade
  4. #cc7bd3
  5. #c17cc7
  6. #b67dbb
  7. #ab7daf
  8. #a07ea3
  9. #967f98
  10. #8b7f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c696cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #699dfa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8cabf2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f089ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad90f8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba99f4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef83ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec79f6 {
  color: #ec79f6;
}
Background
.bg-ec79f6 {
  background-color: #ec79f6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec79f6 {
  border: 2px solid #ec79f6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec79f6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 121 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 87% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec79f6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec79f6, #f679c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec79f6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 121 246 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 2.60 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 2.83 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 3.55 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.38 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 8.71 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.49 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.18 #138609 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Violet
#ec79f6  rgb(236, 121, 246)  hsl(295, 87%, 72%)  Violet
#83f679  rgb(131, 246, 121)  hsl(115, 87%, 72%)  Mint Green
#f6ec79  rgb(246, 236, 121)  hsl(55, 87%, 72%)  Khaki
#79f6ec  rgb(121, 246, 236)  hsl(175, 87%, 72%)  Turquoise Blue