Palettes / Colors / #EC27BB

#EC27BB — Vivid Pink

#EC27BB is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DeepPink (#FF1493). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deeppink (#FF1493) — not an exact match. CSS deeppink gives you #FF1493, a different color; use #EC27BB 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.

#EC27BB 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 #27EC58; it also sits naturally between #BB27EC and #EC2758. 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 15% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EC27BB

.text { color: #EC27BB; }
.background { background-color: #EC27BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC27BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 39, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(315, 84%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC27BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 39, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC27BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 39, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC27BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC27BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #27EC58:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EC27BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC27BB

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 #EC27BB 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 #EC27BB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC27BB?

#EC27BB is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 39, 187). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC27BB?

#EC27BB is RGB 236, 39, 187 — HSL 315°, 84%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 83%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC27BB?

Its complement is #27EC58; analogous partners are #BB27EC and #EC2758. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC27BB for text?

Black text on #EC27BB has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.77:1.