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#EC2AFF — Vivid Pink

#EC2AFF 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 #EC2AFF 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.

#EC2AFF 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 #3BFF29; it also sits naturally between #8229FF and #FF29A6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EC2AFF · RGB 236, 42, 255

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Color values

HEX#EC2AFF
RGB236, 42, 255
HSL295°, 100%, 58%
HSV295°, 84%, 100%
CMYK7%, 84%, 0%, 0%
XYZ53.47, 26.71, 96.94
Yxy26.71, 0.3019, 0.1508
CIE-Lab58.70, 90.76, -63.61
Hunter Lab51.68, 98.54, -80.85

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 16% · Blue 100%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 84% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EC2AFF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EC2AFF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EC2AFF

.text { color: #EC2AFF; }
.background { background-color: #EC2AFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC2AFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 42, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 100%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC2AFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 42, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC2AFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 42, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC2AFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC2AFF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EC2AFF

#EB0FFF#DC00F0#C400D6#A800B8#91009E#7A0085#5E0066#46004D#2A002E#130014

Tints of #EC2AFF

#EF3DFF#F152FF#F261FF#F475FF#F58AFF#F79EFF#F9B3FF#FAC2FF#FCD6FF#FDEBFF

Tones of #EC2AFF

#E138F0#D348E0#C757D1#BA66C2#AE75B3#A085A3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3BFF29:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.31:1 AA large only
Against black text6.34:1 AA

Best text color on #EC2AFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC2AFF

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 #EC2AFF: ·

How #EC2AFF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9896CBDeuteranopia · #A3B2BFTritanopia · #E2A39A

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 #EC2AFF rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Bloom
#362F0F · #1C87FD · #E62FFD · #14FCC8
Vivid Petal
#2C260E · #25FCD6 · #FA2C6C · #FB2CFB
Tranquil Ruby Dusk
#201007 · #F237F8 · #32FADB · #47BBF8
Vintage Drift
#25190A · #FC2281 · #42FA4F · #FB2BF8
Hidden Twilight
#0C2314 · #F8185B · #4172FD · #D930FC
Palette Bf2ef0
#BF2EF0 · #ED3EF7 · #FEECB3 · #FFF6EA

Similar colors

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

#E62FFD#FB2CFB#F237F8#FB2BF8#D930FC#ED3EF7#D82EF7#EC24E9#FC19FD#FB36F0#FD3EFB#D835F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EC2AFE  ·  #EC2B00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC2AFF?

#EC2AFF is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 42, 255). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC2AFF?

#EC2AFF is RGB 236, 42, 255 — HSL 295°, 100%, 58% — CMYK 7%, 84%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #EC2AFF?

Its complement is #3BFF29; analogous partners are #8229FF and #FF29A6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC2AFF for text?

Black text on #EC2AFF has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.31:1.