Palettes / Colors / #EC79F4
#EC79F4 — Light Vivid Pink
#EC79F4 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 #EC79F4 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.
#EC79F4 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 #83F47B; it also sits naturally between #B07BF4 and #F47BC0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EC79F4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 121, 244 |
| HSL | 296°, 85%, 72% |
| HSV | 296°, 50%, 96% |
| CMYK | 3%, 50%, 0%, 4% |
| XYZ | 57.76, 38.04, 89.89 |
| Yxy | 38.04, 0.3111, 0.2049 |
| CIE-Lab | 68.05, 61.23, -42.70 |
| Hunter Lab | 61.68, 63.52, -48.38 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 47% · Blue 96%
Cyan 3% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EC79F4
.text { color: #EC79F4; }
.background { background-color: #EC79F4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC79F4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 121, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 85%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC79F4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 121, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC79F4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 121, 244, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EC79F4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC79F4">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #83F47B:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.61:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EC79F4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC79F4
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 #EC79F4: ·
How #EC79F4 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 #EC79F4 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 #EC79F4?
#EC79F4 is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 121, 244). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EC79F4?
#EC79F4 is RGB 236, 121, 244 — HSL 296°, 85%, 72% — CMYK 3%, 50%, 0%, 4%.
What colors go with #EC79F4?
Its complement is #83F47B; analogous partners are #B07BF4 and #F47BC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EC79F4 for text?
Black text on #EC79F4 has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.44:1.