Palettes / Colors / #EC85FA
#EC85FA — Light Vivid Pink
#EC85FA 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 #EC85FA 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.
#EC85FA 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 #92FA85; it also sits naturally between #B285FA and #FA85CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EC85FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 133, 250 |
| HSL | 293°, 92%, 75% |
| HSV | 293°, 47%, 98% |
| CMYK | 6%, 47%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 60.23, 41.51, 95.28 |
| Yxy | 41.51, 0.3057, 0.2107 |
| CIE-Lab | 70.53, 56.50, -42.11 |
| Hunter Lab | 64.43, 58.49, -47.86 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 52% · Blue 98%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 47% · 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 #EC85FA
.text { color: #EC85FA; }
.background { background-color: #EC85FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC85FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 133, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 92%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC85FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 133, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC85FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 133, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EC85FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC85FA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #92FA85:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.26:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.30:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EC85FA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC85FA
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 #EC85FA: ·
How #EC85FA 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 #EC85FA 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 #EC85FA?
#EC85FA is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 133, 250). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EC85FA?
#EC85FA is RGB 236, 133, 250 — HSL 293°, 92%, 75% — CMYK 6%, 47%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #EC85FA?
Its complement is #92FA85; analogous partners are #B285FA and #FA85CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EC85FA for text?
Black text on #EC85FA has a contrast ratio of 9.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.26:1.