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#EC85FF

#ec85ff ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ec85ff is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 52.16% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.45% cyan, 47.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 290.66°, with 100% saturation and 76.08% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 3.01.

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Web safe#ff99ff
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Relative luminance0.4183

Complementary

  1. #ec85ff
  2. #98ff85

Split complementary

  1. #ec85ff
  2. #d5ff85
  3. #85ffaf

Analogous

  1. #af85ff
  2. #ec85ff
  3. #ff85d5

Triadic

  1. #ec85ff
  2. #ffec85
  3. #85ffec

Tetradic

  1. #ec85ff
  2. #ff8598
  3. #98ff85
  4. #85ffec

Square

  1. #ec85ff
  2. #ffaf85
  3. #98ff85
  4. #85d5ff

Monochromatic

  1. #c600eb
  2. #e039ff
  3. #ec85ff
  4. #f8d2ff
  5. #fcebff

Shades

#ec85ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec85ff
  2. #d478e6
  3. #bd6acc
  4. #a55db3
  5. #8e5099
  6. #764380
  7. #5e3566
  8. #47284d
  9. #2f1b33
  10. #180d1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec85ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec85ff
  2. #ee91ff
  3. #f09dff
  4. #f2aaff
  5. #f4b6ff
  6. #f6c2ff
  7. #f7ceff
  8. #f9daff
  9. #fbe7ff
  10. #fdf3ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec85ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec85ff
  2. #e185f2
  3. #d684e6
  4. #cc84d9
  5. #c183cc
  6. #b683c0
  7. #ab82b3
  8. #a082a6
  9. #968199
  10. #8b818d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c99fd3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #72a6ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91b1fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ee95b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b19aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bca1fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ed8fd7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec85ff {
  color: #ec85ff;
}
Background
.bg-ec85ff {
  background-color: #ec85ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec85ff {
  border: 2px solid #ec85ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec85ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 133 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 100% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec85ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec85ff, #ff85d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec85ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 133 255 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 3.01 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 3.55 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 4.54 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.40 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.79 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.89 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.24 #137a00 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Violet
#ec85ff  rgb(236, 133, 255)  hsl(291, 100%, 76%)  Violet
#98ff85  rgb(152, 255, 133)  hsl(111, 100%, 76%)  Mint Green
#ffec85  rgb(255, 236, 133)  hsl(51, 100%, 76%)  Khaki
#85ffec  rgb(133, 255, 236)  hsl(171, 100%, 76%)  Turquoise Blue