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#EC22EC — Vivid Pink

#EC22EC 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 #EC22EC 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.

#EC22EC 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 #22EC22; it also sits naturally between #8722EC and #EC2287. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EC22EC · RGB 236, 34, 236

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Color values

HEX#EC22EC
RGB236, 34, 236
HSL300°, 84%, 53%
HSV300°, 86%, 93%
CMYK0%, 86%, 0%, 7%
XYZ50.30, 25.03, 81.54
Yxy25.03, 0.3207, 0.1596
CIE-Lab57.11, 89.33, -55.57
Hunter Lab50.03, 96.09, -66.80

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 13% · Blue 93%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #EC22EC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EC22EC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EC22EC

.text { color: #EC22EC; }
.background { background-color: #EC22EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC22EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 34, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 84%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC22EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 34, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC22EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 34, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC22EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC22EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EC22EC

#E114E1#CA12CA#B210B2#9B0D9B#880C88#710A71#590859#420642#2A042A#130213

Tints of #EC22EC

#ED35ED#EF4DEF#F15FF1#F372F3#F58AF5#F69CF6#F8AFF8#FAC2FA#FCD9FC#FDECFD

Tones of #EC22EC

#DD31DD#CF3FCF#C14EC1#B25CB2#A46AA4#967996

Color harmonies

Complementary — #22EC22:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.50:1 AA large only
Against black text6.01:1 AA

Best text color on #EC22EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC22EC

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 #EC22EC: ·

How #EC22EC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9593BBDeuteranopia · #A0AFAFTritanopia · #E2958C

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 #EC22EC 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
Rustic Ruby Petal
#0A0A21 · #30FE55 · #4FFCE2 · #F819E1
Serene Monsoon
#07281D · #1416FB · #FA1FE0 · #F9D94B
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#F819E1#FA1FE0#E52DDE#DC17EC#FA1BDE#FB2BF8#EA25D7#FD1DE0#E62FFD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EC22EB  ·  #EC22ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC22EC?

#EC22EC is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 34, 236). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC22EC?

#EC22EC is RGB 236, 34, 236 — HSL 300°, 84%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 86%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC22EC?

Its complement is #22EC22; analogous partners are #8722EC and #EC2287. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC22EC for text?

Black text on #EC22EC has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.50:1.