Palettes / Colors / #EC40FB

#EC40FB — Vivid Pink

#EC40FB is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #EC40FB 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.

#EC40FB 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 #51FB41; it also sits naturally between #8F41FB and #FB41AE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 25% · Blue 98%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 75% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EC40FB

.text { color: #EC40FB; }
.background { background-color: #EC40FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC40FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 64, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 96%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC40FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 64, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC40FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 64, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC40FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC40FB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #51FB41:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EC40FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC40FB

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:

How #EC40FB 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 #EC40FB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC40FB?

#EC40FB is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 64, 251). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC40FB?

#EC40FB is RGB 236, 64, 251 — HSL 295°, 96%, 62% — CMYK 6%, 75%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EC40FB?

Its complement is #51FB41; analogous partners are #8F41FB and #FB41AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC40FB for text?

Black text on #EC40FB has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.14:1.