Palettes / Colors / #EC65EC
#EC65EC — Light Vivid Pink
#EC65EC is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #EC65EC 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.
#EC65EC 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 #65EC65; it also sits naturally between #A865EC and #EC65A8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EC65EC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 101, 236 |
| HSL | 300°, 78%, 66% |
| HSV | 300°, 57%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 57%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 54.39, 33.20, 82.90 |
| Yxy | 33.20, 0.3190, 0.1947 |
| CIE-Lab | 64.32, 68.90, -44.14 |
| Hunter Lab | 57.62, 71.87, -49.96 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 40% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 57% · 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 #EC65EC
.text { color: #EC65EC; }
.background { background-color: #EC65EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC65EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 101, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 78%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC65EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 101, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC65EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 101, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EC65EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC65EC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #65EC65:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.75:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 7.64:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EC65EC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC65EC
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 #EC65EC: ·
How #EC65EC 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 #EC65EC 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 #EC65EC?
#EC65EC is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 101, 236). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EC65EC?
#EC65EC is RGB 236, 101, 236 — HSL 300°, 78%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 57%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #EC65EC?
Its complement is #65EC65; analogous partners are #A865EC and #EC65A8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EC65EC for text?
Black text on #EC65EC has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.75:1.