Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #EC51EC

#EC51EC — Vivid Pink

#EC51EC 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 #EC51EC 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.

#EC51EC 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 #51EC51; it also sits naturally between #9E51EC and #EC519E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EC51EC · RGB 236, 81, 236

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#EC51EC
RGB236, 81, 236
HSL300°, 80%, 62%
HSV300°, 66%, 93%
CMYK0%, 66%, 0%, 7%
XYZ52.67, 29.77, 82.33
Yxy29.77, 0.3197, 0.1807
CIE-Lab61.46, 76.83, -48.65
Hunter Lab54.57, 81.01, -56.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 32% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EC51EC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EC51EC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EC51EC

.text { color: #EC51EC; }
.background { background-color: #EC51EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC51EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 81, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 80%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC51EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 81, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC51EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 81, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC51EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC51EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EC51EC

#E935E9#E619E6#CF17CF#B314B3#971197#7C0E7C#600B60#490849#2E052E#120212

Tints of #EC51EC

#ED5EED#EF71EF#F17EF1#F391F3#F49FF4#F6ACF6#F8BFF8#F9CDF9#FBDFFB#FDEDFD

Tones of #EC51EC

#E15BE1#D567D5#CB72CB#BF7DBF#B488B4#A993A9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #51EC51:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.02:1 AA large only
Against black text6.95:1 AA

Best text color on #EC51EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC51EC

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 #EC51EC: ·

How #EC51EC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A9A7C6Deuteranopia · #B2BEBETritanopia · #E4A9A2

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 #EC51EC rather than the exact color:

Golden Aurora
#7E41DA · #B958E2 · #EA56E8 · #DD33A6
Misty Tempest
#B115B9 · #E551EB · #21D519 · #A3ED9B
Dreamy Ruby Canyon
#8946D8 · #E256E5 · #E675AD · #C82721
Tranquil Dusk
#082028 · #F856F0 · #FA3552 · #FA2635
Honey Ruby Marble
#1A1206 · #F94FE5 · #1253FC · #A14CFE
Cosmic Ruby Twilight
#921DC8 · #EC5BE0 · #E74A9B · #F37382

Similar colors

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

#EA56E8#E551EB#E256E5#F856F0#F94FE5#EC5BE0#FA4AEC#E748F8#EB48DF#F947EC#DC53F1#E049E2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EC51EB  ·  #EC51ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC51EC?

#EC51EC is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 81, 236). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC51EC?

#EC51EC is RGB 236, 81, 236 — HSL 300°, 80%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 66%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC51EC?

Its complement is #51EC51; analogous partners are #9E51EC and #EC519E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC51EC for text?

Black text on #EC51EC has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.02:1.