Palettes / Colors / #EC09CD

#EC09CD — Vivid Pink

#EC09CD is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Fuchsia (#FF00FF). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: fuchsia (#FF00FF) — not an exact match. CSS fuchsia gives you #FF00FF, a different color; use #EC09CD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EC09CD is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #09EC27; it also sits naturally between #9909EC and #EC095C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 4% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 13% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EC09CD

.text { color: #EC09CD; }
.background { background-color: #EC09CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC09CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 9, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(308, 93%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC09CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 9, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC09CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 9, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC09CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC09CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #09EC27:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EC09CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC09CD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #EC09CD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EC09CD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EC09CC  ·  #EC09CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC09CD?

#EC09CD is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 9, 205). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC09CD?

#EC09CD is RGB 236, 9, 205 — HSL 308°, 93%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 96%, 13%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC09CD?

Its complement is #09EC27; analogous partners are #9909EC and #EC095C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC09CD for text?

Black text on #EC09CD has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.83:1.