#ec42d4

Color #ec42d4

A vivid, highly saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 21.19 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-500 #e12afb · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ec42d4

RGB

rgb(236, 66, 212)

HSL

hsl(308.5, 81.7%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.5, 72%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 72%, 10.2%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(58.5, 78.24, -39.82)

LCH

lch(58.5, 87.79, 333.03)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.2523, 334.4)

HWB

hwb(308.5, 25.9%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#42ec5a

Analogous

#af42ec

#ec42d4

#ec427f

Triadic

#ec42d4

#d4ec42

#42d4ec

Split-complementary

#ec42d4

#7fec42

#42ecaf

Tetradic

#ec42d4

#ec5a42

#42ec5a

#42d4ec

Square

#ec42d4

#ecaf42

#42ec5a

#427fec

Shades

Color #ec42d4 mixed toward black.

#e517c7

#b712a0

#890e78

#5b0950

#2e0528

Tints

Color #ec42d4 mixed toward white.

#ef61db

#f281e2

#f5a0e9

#f9c0f1

#fcdff8

Tones

Color #ec42d4 mixed toward gray.

#de50ca

#d05ec0

#c16cb5

#b37bab

#a589a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbabe · ΔE 31.6

Deuteranopia

#c3ccb8 · ΔE 50.5

Tritanopia

#e7a9a4 · ΔE 30

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 29.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ec42d4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec42d4]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#ec42d4 (#ec42d4) is rgb(236, 66, 212) in RGB.

No, #ec42d4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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