Palettes / Colors / #EC6DED
#EC6DED — Light Vivid Pink
#EC6DED 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 #EC6DED 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.
#EC6DED 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 #6EED6E; it also sits naturally between #AD6EED and #ED6EAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EC6DED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 109, 237 |
| HSL | 300°, 78%, 68% |
| HSV | 300°, 54%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 54%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 55.35, 34.88, 83.94 |
| Yxy | 34.88, 0.3178, 0.2003 |
| CIE-Lab | 65.66, 65.55, -42.59 |
| Hunter Lab | 59.06, 68.13, -47.90 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 43% · Blue 93%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 54% · 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 #EC6DED
.text { color: #EC6DED; }
.background { background-color: #EC6DED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC6DED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 109, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 78%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC6DED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 109, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC6DED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 109, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EC6DED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC6DED">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EC6DED
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Tones of #EC6DED
Color harmonies
Complementary — #6EED6E:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.63:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 7.98:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EC6DED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC6DED
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 #EC6DED: ·
How #EC6DED 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 #EC6DED 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 #EC6DED?
#EC6DED is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 109, 237). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EC6DED?
#EC6DED is RGB 236, 109, 237 — HSL 300°, 78%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 54%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #EC6DED?
Its complement is #6EED6E; analogous partners are #AD6EED and #ED6EAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EC6DED for text?
Black text on #EC6DED has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.63:1.