Palettes / Colors / #EC9CCB

#EC9CCB — Light Pink

#EC9CCB is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#EC9CCB 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 #9CECBE; it also sits naturally between #E69CEC and #EC9CA3. 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 61% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EC9CCB

.text { color: #EC9CCB; }
.background { background-color: #EC9CCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC9CCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 156, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(325, 68%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC9CCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 156, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC9CCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 156, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC9CCB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC9CCB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9CECBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EC9CCB: #000000.

How #EC9CCB 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 #EC9CCB 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

← #EC9CCA  ·  #EC9CCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC9CCB?

#EC9CCB is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 156, 203). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC9CCB?

#EC9CCB is RGB 236, 156, 203 — HSL 325°, 68%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 34%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC9CCB?

Its complement is #9CECBE; analogous partners are #E69CEC and #EC9CA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC9CCB for text?

Black text on #EC9CCB has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.