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#EC22EA — Vivid Pink

#EC22EA 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 #EC22EA 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.

#EC22EA 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 #22EC26; it also sits naturally between #8B22EC and #EC2284. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EC22EA · RGB 236, 34, 234

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Color values

HEX#EC22EA
RGB236, 34, 234
HSL301°, 84%, 53%
HSV301°, 86%, 93%
CMYK0%, 86%, 1%, 7%
XYZ50.02, 24.92, 80.02
Yxy24.92, 0.3228, 0.1608
CIE-Lab56.99, 89.04, -54.63
Hunter Lab49.92, 95.66, -65.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 13% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EC22EA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EC22EA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EC22EA

.text { color: #EC22EA; }
.background { background-color: #EC22EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC22EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 34, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 84%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC22EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 34, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC22EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 34, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC22EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC22EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EC22EA

#E114DE#CA12C7#B210B0#9B0D98#880C86#710A6F#590858#420641#2A042A#130212

Tints of #EC22EA

#ED35EA#EF4DED#F15FEF#F372F1#F58AF3#F69CF5#F8AFF7#FAC2F9#FCD9FB#FDECFD

Tones of #EC22EA

#DD31DB#CF3FCD#C14EBF#B25CB1#A46AA3#967995

Color harmonies

Complementary — #22EC26:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.51:1 AA large only
Against black text5.98:1 AA

Best text color on #EC22EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC22EA

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 #EC22EA: ·

How #EC22EA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9593BADeuteranopia · #A0AFAETritanopia · #E2938B

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 #EC22EA rather than the exact color:

Amber Ruby Drift
#0B840D · #2FED51 · #EC24E9 · #F2A4EA
Tranquil Ruby Cascade
#4BC6E5 · #2844B1 · #6B21DD · #E229E3
Dreamy Ruby Aurora
#E71DDD · #EC3CAC · #F080A4 · #DF3C3E
Serene Monsoon
#07281D · #1416FB · #FA1FE0 · #F9D94B
Rustic Ruby Petal
#0A0A21 · #30FE55 · #4FFCE2 · #F819E1
Dreamy Terrace
#171F78 · #7C1EE2 · #E52DDE · #C61A60

Similar colors

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

#EC24E9#E229E3#E71DDD#FA1FE0#F819E1#E52DDE#EA25D7#DC17EC#FA1BDE#FD1DE0#FB2BF8#DC2FE1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EC22E9  ·  #EC22EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC22EA?

#EC22EA is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 34, 234). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC22EA?

#EC22EA is RGB 236, 34, 234 — HSL 301°, 84%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 86%, 1%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC22EA?

Its complement is #22EC26; analogous partners are #8B22EC and #EC2284. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC22EA for text?

Black text on #EC22EA has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.51:1.