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#EC09E8 Color

#EC09E8 is rgb(236, 9, 232) in RGB, hsl(301, 93%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 96%, 2%, 7%) 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 9.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC09E8
HEX#EC09E8
RGBrgb(236, 9, 232)
HSLhsl(301, 93%, 48%)
HSVhsv(301, 96%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 96%, 2%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.3 329.3)
LABlab(55.84% 87.25 -54.81)
LCHlch(55.84% 103.03 327.86)

What #EC09E8 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 #EC09E8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fuchsia#FF00FFΔE 9.53Phlox#DF00FFΔE 15.17Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 18.72Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 18.83Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 19.99Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 21.19

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

#EC09E8 Channel Values

How #EC09E8 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 9 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 301° · S 93% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 301° · S 96% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 96% · Y 2% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.64:1 vs white · 5.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC09E8 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 text3.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC09E8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC09E8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC09E8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC09E8
Complementary
#09EC0C
Analogous
#7E09EC
Analogous
#EC0977
Triadic
#E8EC09
Triadic
#09E8EC
Split comp.
#77EC09
Split comp.
#09EC7E

Tints & Shades of #EC09E8

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

#F722F3
#F844F5
#F966F7
#FB8EF9
#FCB0FB
#FDD3FD

Shades

#CF07CB
#AC06A9
#8F058C
#71046F
#540352
#310230

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC09E8.

How #EC09E8 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#EC09E8
Protanopia#6A6AE8
Protanomaly#AE54E8
Deuteranopia#9090E5
Deuteranomaly#BC72E6
Tritanopia#DF5B5B
Tritanomaly#E447A7
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC09E8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec09e8: #EC09E8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC09E8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec09e8': '#EC09E8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.035, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_ec09e8">#EC09E8</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC09E8"

More Pink Colors

#EC09E8 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EC09E8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC09E8?

#EC09E8 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(236, 9, 232) in RGB and hsl(301, 93%, 48%) 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 9.53.

What is the RGB value of #EC09E8?

#EC09E8 is rgb(236, 9, 232) — red 236, green 9, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC09E8?

#EC09E8 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 96%, 2%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC09E8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC09E8 scores 3.64:1 against white and 5.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC09E8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC09E8 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 9.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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