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#EC2AEF — Vivid Pink

#EC2AEF 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 #EC2AEF 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.

#EC2AEF 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 #2DEF2A; it also sits naturally between #892AEF and #EF2A90. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EC2AEF · RGB 236, 42, 239

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Color values

HEX#EC2AEF
RGB236, 42, 239
HSL299°, 86%, 55%
HSV299°, 82%, 94%
CMYK1%, 82%, 0%, 6%
XYZ51.00, 25.72, 83.94
Yxy25.72, 0.3174, 0.1601
CIE-Lab57.77, 88.32, -56.19
Hunter Lab50.72, 94.94, -67.90

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 16% · Blue 94%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EC2AEF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EC2AEF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EC2AEF

.text { color: #EC2AEF; }
.background { background-color: #EC2AEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC2AEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 42, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 86%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC2AEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 42, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC2AEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 42, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC2AEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC2AEF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EC2AEF

#E912ED#D210D5#BB0EBE#A30CA6#8C0B8E#700972#59075A#410542#2A032B#130113

Tints of #EC2AEF

#ED3DF0#EF50F2#F162F3#F375F5#F58DF6#F6A0F8#F8B3F9#FAC6FB#FCD9FC#FDECFE

Tones of #EC2AEF

#DE37E1#D046D2#C354C4#B562B7#A870A9#9A7E9A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2DEF2A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.42:1 AA large only
Against black text6.14:1 AA

Best text color on #EC2AEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC2AEF

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 #EC2AEF: ·

How #EC2AEF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9896BFDeuteranopia · #A3B2B4Tritanopia · #E29A91

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 #EC2AEF rather than the exact color:

Amber Ruby Drift
#0B840D · #2FED51 · #EC24E9 · #F2A4EA
Tranquil Ruby Cascade
#4BC6E5 · #2844B1 · #6B21DD · #E229E3
Vivid Ruby Bloom
#362F0F · #1C87FD · #E62FFD · #14FCC8
Tranquil Ruby Dusk
#201007 · #F237F8 · #32FADB · #47BBF8
Vintage Drift
#25190A · #FC2281 · #42FA4F · #FB2BF8
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#E62FFD#F237F8#FB2BF8#E52DDE#FB36F0#FB2CFB#FA35E7#E73CE7#ED3EF7#DC2FE1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EC2AEE  ·  #EC2AF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC2AEF?

#EC2AEF is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 42, 239). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC2AEF?

#EC2AEF is RGB 236, 42, 239 — HSL 299°, 86%, 55% — CMYK 1%, 82%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EC2AEF?

Its complement is #2DEF2A; analogous partners are #892AEF and #EF2A90. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC2AEF for text?

Black text on #EC2AEF has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.42:1.