Palettes / Colors / #EC74FF

#EC74FF — Light Vivid Pink

#EC74FF 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 #EC74FF 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.

#EC74FF 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 #88FF75; it also sits naturally between #A875FF and #FF75CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 45% · Blue 100%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EC74FF

.text { color: #EC74FF; }
.background { background-color: #EC74FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC74FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 116, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 100%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC74FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 116, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC74FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 116, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC74FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC74FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #88FF75:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EC74FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC74FF

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:

How #EC74FF 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 #EC74FF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EC74FE  ·  #EC7500 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC74FF?

#EC74FF is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 116, 255). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC74FF?

#EC74FF is RGB 236, 116, 255 — HSL 292°, 100%, 73% — CMYK 7%, 55%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #EC74FF?

Its complement is #88FF75; analogous partners are #A875FF and #FF75CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC74FF for text?

Black text on #EC74FF has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.47:1.