Palettes / Colors / #EC80FF
#EC80FF — Light Vivid Pink
#EC80FF 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 #EC80FF 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.
#EC80FF 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 #93FF80; it also sits naturally between #AC80FF and #FF80D2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EC80FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 128, 255 |
| HSL | 291°, 100%, 75% |
| HSV | 291°, 50%, 100% |
| CMYK | 7%, 50%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 60.36, 40.49, 99.24 |
| Yxy | 40.49, 0.3017, 0.2024 |
| CIE-Lab | 69.82, 59.87, -45.95 |
| Hunter Lab | 63.63, 62.34, -53.37 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 50% · Blue 100%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EC80FF
.text { color: #EC80FF; }
.background { background-color: #EC80FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC80FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 128, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 100%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC80FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 128, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC80FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 128, 255, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EC80FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC80FF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #93FF80:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.10:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EC80FF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC80FF
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 #EC80FF: ·
How #EC80FF 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 #EC80FF 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 #EC80FF?
#EC80FF is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 128, 255). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EC80FF?
#EC80FF is RGB 236, 128, 255 — HSL 291°, 100%, 75% — CMYK 7%, 50%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #EC80FF?
Its complement is #93FF80; analogous partners are #AC80FF and #FF80D2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EC80FF for text?
Black text on #EC80FF has a contrast ratio of 9.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.31:1.