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#EC2EEE — Vivid Pink

#EC2EEE 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 #EC2EEE 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.

#EC2EEE 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 #33EE2F; it also sits naturally between #8C2FEE and #EE2F92. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EC2EEE · RGB 236, 46, 238

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Color values

HEX#EC2EEE
RGB236, 46, 238
HSL299°, 85%, 56%
HSV299°, 81%, 93%
CMYK1%, 81%, 0%, 7%
XYZ51.00, 25.96, 83.21
Yxy25.96, 0.3184, 0.1621
CIE-Lab58.00, 87.34, -55.27
Hunter Lab50.95, 93.70, -66.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 18% · Blue 93%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EC2EEE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EC2EEE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EC2EEE

.text { color: #EC2EEE; }
.background { background-color: #EC2EEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC2EEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 46, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 85%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC2EEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 46, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC2EEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 46, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC2EEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC2EEE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EC2EEE

#E918EC#D612D9#BA0FBD#A30DA5#8B0B8E#740A76#5D085E#410542#2A032A#130213

Tints of #EC2EEE

#ED42F0#EF55F1#F068F3#F27BF4#F48EF6#F6A1F7#F8B4F9#FAC6FA#FBD9FC#FDECFD

Tones of #EC2EEE

#DE3DE1#D14AD3#C458C6#B666B7#A974AA#9C819C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #33EE2F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.39:1 AA large only
Against black text6.19:1 AA

Best text color on #EC2EEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC2EEE

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 #EC2EEE: ·

How #EC2EEE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9A98C0Deuteranopia · #A5B3B4Tritanopia · #E39B93

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 #EC2EEE rather than the exact color:

Amber Ruby Drift
#0B840D · #2FED51 · #EC24E9 · #F2A4EA
Tranquil Ruby Dusk
#201007 · #F237F8 · #32FADB · #47BBF8
Tranquil Ruby Cascade
#4BC6E5 · #2844B1 · #6B21DD · #E229E3
Vivid Ruby Bloom
#362F0F · #1C87FD · #E62FFD · #14FCC8
Wild Ruby Cinder
#17BC17 · #34E65E · #E73CE7 · #F1B6F1
Frozen Canyon
#0A1A23 · #94FA54 · #F93910 · #FB36F0

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EC2EED  ·  #EC2EEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC2EEE?

#EC2EEE is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 46, 238). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC2EEE?

#EC2EEE is RGB 236, 46, 238 — HSL 299°, 85%, 56% — CMYK 1%, 81%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC2EEE?

Its complement is #33EE2F; analogous partners are #8C2FEE and #EE2F92. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC2EEE for text?

Black text on #EC2EEE has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.39:1.