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#EC4BEC — Vivid Pink

#EC4BEC 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 #EC4BEC 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.

#EC4BEC 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 #4BEC4B; it also sits naturally between #9C4BEC and #EC4B9C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EC4BEC · RGB 236, 75, 236

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Color values

HEX#EC4BEC
RGB236, 75, 236
HSL300°, 81%, 61%
HSV300°, 68%, 93%
CMYK0%, 68%, 0%, 7%
XYZ52.25, 28.92, 82.19
Yxy28.92, 0.3198, 0.1770
CIE-Lab60.71, 78.93, -49.84
Hunter Lab53.78, 83.49, -58.04

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 29% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EC4BEC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EC4BEC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EC4BEC

.text { color: #EC4BEC; }
.background { background-color: #EC4BEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC4BEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 75, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 81%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC4BEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 75, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC4BEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 75, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC4BEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC4BEC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EC4BEC

#E92FE9#E718E7#CB15CB#AF12AF#981098#7D0D7D#610A61#450745#2E052E#120212

Tints of #EC4BEC

#EE5DEE#EF6BEF#F17EF1#F38CF3#F59EF5#F6ACF6#F8BEF8#FACCFA#FCDFFC#FDEDFD

Tones of #EC4BEC

#E057E0#D562D5#C96EC9#BE79BE#B285B2#A790A7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4BEC4B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.10:1 AA large only
Against black text6.78:1 AA

Best text color on #EC4BEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC4BEC

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 #EC4BEC: ·

How #EC4BEC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A6A5C5Deuteranopia · #B0BCBCTritanopia · #E4A6A0

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 #EC4BEC rather than the exact color:

Misty Tempest
#B115B9 · #E551EB · #21D519 · #A3ED9B
Golden Aurora
#7E41DA · #B958E2 · #EA56E8 · #DD33A6
Mellow Terrace
#0B1636 · #4CFC86 · #E748F8 · #FAFD3E
Tender Monsoon
#8F1083 · #EB48DF · #1DE631 · #97EDAD
Silent Meadow
#0D2819 · #FE4F2A · #F947EC · #4F46FF
Rustic Summit
#0C1E19 · #5629FB · #BDFC1F · #FA4AEC

Similar colors

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

#E551EB#EA56E8#E748F8#EB48DF#F947EC#FA4AEC#F94FE5#E049E2#E256E5#E73CE7#F856F0#EA46FC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EC4BEB  ·  #EC4BED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC4BEC?

#EC4BEC is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 75, 236). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC4BEC?

#EC4BEC is RGB 236, 75, 236 — HSL 300°, 81%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 68%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC4BEC?

Its complement is #4BEC4B; analogous partners are #9C4BEC and #EC4B9C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC4BEC for text?

Black text on #EC4BEC has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.10:1.