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#EC99F3

#ec99f3 ≈ Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ec99f3 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 60% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.88% cyan, 37.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 295.33°, with 78.95% saturation and 77.65% 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 10.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Violet (#ee82ee), ΔE 4.84.

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Web safe#ff99ff
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Relative luminance0.4709

Complementary

  1. #ec99f3
  2. #a0f399

Split complementary

  1. #ec99f3
  2. #cdf399
  3. #99f3bf

Analogous

  1. #bf99f3
  2. #ec99f3
  3. #f399cd

Triadic

  1. #ec99f3
  2. #f3ec99
  3. #99f3ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec99f3
  2. #f399a0
  3. #a0f399
  4. #99f3ec

Square

  1. #ec99f3
  2. #f3bf99
  3. #a0f399
  4. #99cdf3

Monochromatic

  1. #cb1ad9
  2. #df55eb
  3. #ec99f3
  4. #f9ddfb
  5. #fcedfd

Shades

#ec99f3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec99f3
  2. #d48adb
  3. #bd7ac2
  4. #a56baa
  5. #8e5c92
  6. #764d7a
  7. #5e3d61
  8. #472e49
  9. #2f1f31
  10. #180f18
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec99f3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec99f3
  2. #eea3f4
  3. #f0adf5
  4. #f2b8f7
  5. #f4c2f8
  6. #f6ccf9
  7. #f7d6fa
  8. #f9e0fb
  9. #fbebfd
  10. #fdf5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec99f3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec99f3
  2. #e197e8
  3. #d694dc
  4. #cc92d1
  5. #c18fc5
  6. #b68dba
  7. #ab8aae
  8. #a088a3
  9. #968597
  10. #8b838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ceacd1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #90b0f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5baf0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0a2bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bca7f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6aef1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee9fd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec99f3 {
  color: #ec99f3;
}
Background
.bg-ec99f3 {
  background-color: #ec99f3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec99f3 {
  border: 2px solid #ec99f3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec99f3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 153 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 79% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec99f3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec99f3, #f399cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec99f3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 153 243 / 0.35);
}

#ee82ee Violet ΔE 4.84 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.31 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 6.60 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 7.19 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.59 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.40 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.58 #13660c Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Violet
#ec99f3  rgb(236, 153, 243)  hsl(295, 79%, 78%)  Violet
#a0f399  rgb(160, 243, 153)  hsl(115, 79%, 78%)  Light Green
#f3ec99  rgb(243, 236, 153)  hsl(55, 79%, 78%)  Khaki
#99f3ec  rgb(153, 243, 236)  hsl(175, 79%, 78%)  Celeste