Palettes / Colors / #EC79EA
#EC79EA — Light Pink
#EC79EA is a pink color we call Light 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 #EC79EA 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.
#EC79EA 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 #79EC7B; it also sits naturally between #B479EC and #EC79B1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EC79EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 121, 234 |
| HSL | 301°, 75%, 70% |
| HSV | 301°, 49%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 49%, 1%, 7% |
| XYZ | 56.28, 37.45, 82.10 |
| Yxy | 37.45, 0.3201, 0.2130 |
| CIE-Lab | 67.61, 59.47, -37.88 |
| Hunter Lab | 61.19, 61.30, -41.58 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 47% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EC79EA
.text { color: #EC79EA; }
.background { background-color: #EC79EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC79EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 121, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 75%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC79EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 121, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC79EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 121, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EC79EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC79EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #79EC7B:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.49:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EC79EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC79EA
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 #EC79EA: ·
How #EC79EA 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 #EC79EA 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 #EC79EA?
#EC79EA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 121, 234). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EC79EA?
#EC79EA is RGB 236, 121, 234 — HSL 301°, 75%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 49%, 1%, 7%.
What colors go with #EC79EA?
Its complement is #79EC7B; analogous partners are #B479EC and #EC79B1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EC79EA for text?
Black text on #EC79EA has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.47:1.