Palettes / Colors / #EC74FB
#EC74FB — Light Vivid Pink
#EC74FB 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 #EC74FB 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.
#EC74FB is a cool 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 #84FB74; it also sits naturally between #A874FB and #FB74C7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EC74FB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 116, 251 |
| HSL | 293°, 94%, 72% |
| HSV | 293°, 54%, 98% |
| CMYK | 6%, 54%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 58.25, 37.29, 95.39 |
| Yxy | 37.29, 0.3051, 0.1953 |
| CIE-Lab | 67.49, 64.82, -47.42 |
| Hunter Lab | 61.06, 67.73, -55.25 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 45% · Blue 98%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 54% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EC74FB
.text { color: #EC74FB; }
.background { background-color: #EC74FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC74FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 116, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 94%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC74FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 116, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC74FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 116, 251, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EC74FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC74FB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #84FB74:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.48:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.46:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EC74FB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC74FB
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 #EC74FB: ·
How #EC74FB 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 #EC74FB 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 #EC74FB?
#EC74FB is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 116, 251). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EC74FB?
#EC74FB is RGB 236, 116, 251 — HSL 293°, 94%, 72% — CMYK 6%, 54%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #EC74FB?
Its complement is #84FB74; analogous partners are #A874FB and #FB74C7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EC74FB for text?
Black text on #EC74FB has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.48:1.