Palettes / Colors / #EC2AEE
#EC2AEE — Vivid Pink
#EC2AEE 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 #EC2AEE 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.
#EC2AEE is a cool 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 #2EEE2B; it also sits naturally between #892BEE and #EE2B90. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EC2AEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 42, 238 |
| HSL | 299°, 85%, 55% |
| HSV | 299°, 82%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 82%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 50.85, 25.66, 83.16 |
| Yxy | 25.66, 0.3185, 0.1607 |
| CIE-Lab | 57.71, 88.17, -55.72 |
| Hunter Lab | 50.66, 94.72, -67.12 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 16% · Blue 93%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EC2AEE
.text { color: #EC2AEE; }
.background { background-color: #EC2AEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC2AEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 42, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 85%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC2AEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 42, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC2AEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 42, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EC2AEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC2AEE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EC2AEE
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Tones of #EC2AEE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #2EEE2B:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.42:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 6.13:1 AA |
Best text color on #EC2AEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC2AEE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EC2AEE: ·
How #EC2AEE 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 #EC2AEE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EC2AEE?
#EC2AEE is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 42, 238). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EC2AEE?
#EC2AEE is RGB 236, 42, 238 — HSL 299°, 85%, 55% — CMYK 1%, 82%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #EC2AEE?
Its complement is #2EEE2B; analogous partners are #892BEE and #EE2B90. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EC2AEE for text?
Black text on #EC2AEE has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.42:1.