Palettes / Colors / #EC99FC

#EC99FC — Light Vivid Pink

#EC99FC 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 #EC99FC 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.

#EC99FC is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A8FC97; it also sits naturally between #B997FC and #FC97DA. 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 60% · Blue 99%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EC99FC

.text { color: #EC99FC; }
.background { background-color: #EC99FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC99FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 153, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 94%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC99FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 153, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC99FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 153, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC99FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC99FC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A8FC97:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EC99FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC99FC

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:

How #EC99FC 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 #EC99FC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC99FC?

#EC99FC is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 153, 252). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC99FC?

#EC99FC is RGB 236, 153, 252 — HSL 290°, 94%, 79% — CMYK 6%, 39%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #EC99FC?

Its complement is #A8FC97; analogous partners are #B997FC and #FC97DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC99FC for text?

Black text on #EC99FC has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.