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#EC00F0 Color

#EC00F0 is rgb(236, 0, 240) in RGB, hsl(299, 100%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 100%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fuchsia (#FF00FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC00F0
HEX#EC00F0
RGBrgb(236, 0, 240)
HSLhsl(299, 100%, 47%)
HSVhsv(299, 100%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 100%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.307 327.5)
LABlab(56.03% 88.63 -58.98)
LCHlch(56.03% 106.46 326.36)

What #EC00F0 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EC00F0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fuchsia#FF00FFΔE 6.6Phlox#DF00FFΔE 11.03Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 17.26Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 17.46Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 21.98Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 22.02

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#EC00F0 Channel Values

How #EC00F0 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 236 · G 0 · B 2408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 299° · S 100% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 299° · S 100% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.61:1 vs white · 5.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC00F0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC00F0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC00F0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC00F0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC00F0
Complementary
#04F000
Analogous
#7400F0
Analogous
#F0007C
Triadic
#F0EC00
Triadic
#00F0EC
Split comp.
#7CF000
Split comp.
#00F074

Tints & Shades of #EC00F0

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#FB14FF
#FC3DFF
#FC61FF
#FD85FF
#FEA8FF
#FED1FF

Shades

#CE00D1
#B000B3
#910094
#6E0070
#500052
#320033

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC00F0.

How #EC00F0 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EC00F0
Protanopia#6A6AF0
Protanomaly#AE53F0
Deuteranopia#9090ED
Deuteranomaly#BC71EE
Tritanopia#DE5D5D
Tritanomaly#E449AC
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC00F0 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ec00f0: #EC00F0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC00F0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec00f0': '#EC00F0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.000, blue: 0.941)
Android XML<color name="color_ec00f0">#EC00F0</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC00F0"

More Pink Colors

#EC00F0 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EC00F0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC00F0?

#EC00F0 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(236, 0, 240) in RGB and hsl(299, 100%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fuchsia (#FF00FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.6.

What is the RGB value of #EC00F0?

#EC00F0 is rgb(236, 0, 240) — red 236, green 0, and blue 240 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC00F0?

#EC00F0 converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 100%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC00F0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC00F0 scores 3.61:1 against white and 5.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC00F0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC00F0 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is fuchsia (#FF00FF) at a CIE76 distance of 6.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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