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#EC8EC6 — Light Pink

#EC8EC6 is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#EC8EC6 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 #8EECB3; it also sits naturally between #E28EEC and #EC8E97. 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 56% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 16% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #EC8EC6

.text { color: #EC8EC6; }
.background { background-color: #EC8EC6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC8EC6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 142, 198); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(324, 71%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC8EC6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 142, 198, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC8EC6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 142, 198, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC8EC6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC8EC6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EC8EC6

Tints of #EC8EC6

Tones of #EC8EC6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EECB3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EC8EC6: #000000.

How #EC8EC6 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 #EC8EC6 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EC8EC5  ·  #EC8EC7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC8EC6?

#EC8EC6 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 142, 198). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC8EC6?

#EC8EC6 is RGB 236, 142, 198 — HSL 324°, 71%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 16%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC8EC6?

Its complement is #8EECB3; analogous partners are #E28EEC and #EC8E97. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC8EC6 for text?

Black text on #EC8EC6 has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.27:1.