Palettes / Colors / #EC4EED
#EC4EED — Vivid Pink
#EC4EED 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 #EC4EED 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.
#EC4EED 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 #4FEE4F; it also sits naturally between #9E4FEE and #EE4F9E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EC4EED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 78, 237 |
| HSL | 300°, 82%, 62% |
| HSV | 300°, 67%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 67%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 52.60, 29.40, 83.02 |
| Yxy | 29.40, 0.3188, 0.1781 |
| CIE-Lab | 61.13, 78.06, -49.73 |
| Hunter Lab | 54.22, 82.49, -57.93 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 31% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EC4EED
.text { color: #EC4EED; }
.background { background-color: #EC4EED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC4EED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 78, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 82%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC4EED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 78, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC4EED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 78, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EC4EED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC4EED">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EC4EED
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Tones of #EC4EED
Color harmonies
Complementary — #4FEE4F:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.05:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 6.88:1 AA |
Best text color on #EC4EED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC4EED
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EC4EED: ·
How #EC4EED 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 #EC4EED rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EC4EED?
#EC4EED is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 78, 237). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EC4EED?
#EC4EED is RGB 236, 78, 237 — HSL 300°, 82%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 67%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #EC4EED?
Its complement is #4FEE4F; analogous partners are #9E4FEE and #EE4F9E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EC4EED for text?
Black text on #EC4EED has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.05:1.