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#EC2EED — Vivid Pink

#EC2EED 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 #EC2EED 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.

#EC2EED 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 #2CED2C; it also sits naturally between #8C2CED and #ED2C8C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EC2EED · RGB 236, 46, 237

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Color values

HEX#EC2EED
RGB236, 46, 237
HSL300°, 84%, 55%
HSV300°, 81%, 93%
CMYK0%, 81%, 0%, 7%
XYZ50.86, 25.90, 82.44
Yxy25.90, 0.3194, 0.1627
CIE-Lab57.94, 87.19, -54.80
Hunter Lab50.89, 93.48, -65.62

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 18% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EC2EED on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EC2EED on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EC2EED

.text { color: #EC2EED; }
.background { background-color: #EC2EED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC2EED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 46, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 84%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC2EED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 46, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC2EED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 46, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC2EED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC2EED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EC2EED

#EB14EB#D312D3#BC10BC#A40EA4#8D0C8D#710A71#590859#420642#2A042A#130213

Tints of #EC2EED

#EE3FEE#F051F0#F264F2#F377F3#F58EF5#F7A1F7#F8B4F8#FAC7FA#FCD9FC#FDECFD

Tones of #EC2EED

#DF3ADF#D147D1#C355C3#B663B6#A871A8#9A7E9A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2CED2C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.40:1 AA large only
Against black text6.18:1 AA

Best text color on #EC2EED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC2EED

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 #EC2EED: ·

How #EC2EED looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9A98BFDeuteranopia · #A5B3B4Tritanopia · #E39A92

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 #EC2EED rather than the exact color:

Amber Ruby Drift
#0B840D · #2FED51 · #EC24E9 · #F2A4EA
Tranquil Ruby Cascade
#4BC6E5 · #2844B1 · #6B21DD · #E229E3
Tranquil Ruby Dusk
#201007 · #F237F8 · #32FADB · #47BBF8
Wild Ruby Cinder
#17BC17 · #34E65E · #E73CE7 · #F1B6F1
Dreamy Terrace
#171F78 · #7C1EE2 · #E52DDE · #C61A60
Silent Ruby Mosaic
#151B0B · #FA35E7 · #2264FE · #45F7D5

Similar colors

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

#EC24E9#E229E3#F237F8#E73CE7#E52DDE#FA35E7#E62FFD#FB36F0#FB2BF8#ED3EF7#DC2FE1#FB2CFB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EC2EEC  ·  #EC2EEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC2EED?

#EC2EED is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 46, 237). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC2EED?

#EC2EED is RGB 236, 46, 237 — HSL 300°, 84%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 81%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC2EED?

Its complement is #2CED2C; analogous partners are #8C2CED and #ED2C8C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC2EED for text?

Black text on #EC2EED has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.40:1.