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#EC18EC — Vivid Pink

#EC18EC 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 #EC18EC 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.

#EC18EC 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 #18EC18; it also sits naturally between #8218EC and #EC1882. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EC18EC · RGB 236, 24, 236

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Color values

HEX#EC18EC
RGB236, 24, 236
HSL300°, 85%, 51%
HSV300°, 90%, 93%
CMYK0%, 90%, 0%, 7%
XYZ50.06, 24.54, 81.46
Yxy24.54, 0.3208, 0.1573
CIE-Lab56.63, 90.74, -56.34
Hunter Lab49.54, 97.85, -68.02

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 9% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 90% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EC18EC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EC18EC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EC18EC

.text { color: #EC18EC; }
.background { background-color: #EC18EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC18EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 24, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 85%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC18EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 24, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC18EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 24, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC18EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC18EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EC18EC

#D912D9#C610C6#AF0EAF#970C97#840B84#6D096D#550755#3D053D#2A032A#130213

Tints of #EC18EC

#EE2FEE#F042F0#F25AF2#F36DF3#F584F5#F797F7#F8AFF8#FAC2FA#FCD9FC#FDECFD

Tones of #EC18EC

#DD27DD#CE36CE#BF45BF#AF55AF#A064A0#917391

Color harmonies

Complementary — #18EC18:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.55:1 AA large only
Against black text5.91:1 AA

Best text color on #EC18EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC18EC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EC18EC: ·

How #EC18EC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #908EB9Deuteranopia · #9DACACTritanopia · #E19087

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EC18EC rather than the exact color:

Amber Ruby Drift
#0B840D · #2FED51 · #EC24E9 · #F2A4EA
Misty Ruby Marble
#7238E6 · #DC17EC · #E83089 · #EE5240
Rustic Ruby Petal
#0A0A21 · #30FE55 · #4FFCE2 · #F819E1
Dreamy Ruby Aurora
#E71DDD · #EC3CAC · #F080A4 · #DF3C3E
Serene Monsoon
#07281D · #1416FB · #FA1FE0 · #F9D94B
Dreamy Ruby Summit
#303211 · #FA1BDE · #2AFBAF · #31E7F8

Similar colors

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

#EC24E9#DC17EC#F819E1#E71DDD#FA1FE0#FA1BDE#FD1DE0#E229E3#DB13FA#FC19FD#EA25D7#E52DDE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EC18EB  ·  #EC18ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC18EC?

#EC18EC is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 24, 236). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC18EC?

#EC18EC is RGB 236, 24, 236 — HSL 300°, 85%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 90%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC18EC?

Its complement is #18EC18; analogous partners are #8218EC and #EC1882. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC18EC for text?

Black text on #EC18EC has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.55:1.