Crazy Ex is vivid, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #3e8 |
| Complementary Color | #10cc66 |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (327.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Crazy Ex Color. The Banafsaji Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Plum Perfect (#aa1155) for more calm effect. Try Fanatic Fuchsia as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#10cc66 is the best complementary color to Crazy Ex. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c17 complementary color is Malachite, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #c310cc and #cc1019. Thus found on the left and right of #c17 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Electric Violet and Thunderbird colors as they work well with Crazy Ex.
The split-complementary Crazy Ex palette consists of #10ccc3 and #19cc10 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#10cc66). Try Java and Malachite colors in combination with #c17, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #c17 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Crazy Ex. Thus Denim and Lima giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Crazy Ex contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malachite, Bird Flower, and Persian Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c17 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Crazy Ex tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#10cc66) and two others. The Lima is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Electric Violet – 120° from the complementary Malachite. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #76cc10 and #6610cc.
In a RGB color space, hex #cc1177 is made of 60% red, 5% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Crazy Ex has a hue angle of 327.27°, a saturation of 84.62% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc1177 is made of 0% cyan, 73.33% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #cc1177 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,17,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 60%, 5%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0, 73.33, 33.33, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(327.27,84.62%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(327.27,91.67%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.0398,71.2927,-6.0615) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4321,14.5702,18.7666) |