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#EC46C8 Color

#EC46C8 is rgb(236, 70, 200) in RGB, hsl(313, 81%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 70%, 15%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Pizzazz (#FE4EDA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC46C8
HEX#EC46C8
RGBrgb(236, 70, 200)
HSLhsl(313, 81%, 60%)
HSVhsv(313, 70%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 70%, 15%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.24 338)
LABlab(58.56% 72.67 -32.41)
LCHlch(58.56% 79.57 335.97)

What #EC46C8 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 #EC46C8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 6.58Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 10.17Shocking Pink#FC0FC0ΔE 14.04Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 14.27Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 14.3Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 14.36

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

#EC46C8 Channel Values

How #EC46C8 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 70 · B 2008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 313° · S 81% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 313° · S 70% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 70% · Y 15% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.35:1 vs white · 6.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC46C8 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 text3.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC46C8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC46C8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC46C8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC46C8
Complementary
#46EC6A
Analogous
#BD46EC
Analogous
#EC4675
Triadic
#C8EC46
Triadic
#46C8EC
Split comp.
#75EC46
Split comp.
#46ECBD

Tints & Shades of #EC46C8

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

#EE5DCF
#F179D7
#F390DE
#F6ACE6
#F9C3ED
#FCDFF5

Shades

#E821BD
#CB15A4
#A61186
#810E68
#5C0A4A
#37062D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC46C8.

How #EC46C8 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#EC46C8
Protanopia#7A7AC7
Protanomaly#B369C8
Deuteranopia#9999C5
Deuteranomaly#C080C6
Tritanopia#E46464
Tritanomaly#E75996
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC46C8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec46c8: #EC46C8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC46C8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec46c8': '#EC46C8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.275, blue: 0.784)
Android XML<color name="color_ec46c8">#EC46C8</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC46C8"

More Pink Colors

#EC46C8 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EC46C8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC46C8?

#EC46C8 is a light pink — rgb(236, 70, 200) in RGB and hsl(313, 81%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Pizzazz (#FE4EDA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.58.

What is the RGB value of #EC46C8?

#EC46C8 is rgb(236, 70, 200) — red 236, green 70, and blue 200 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC46C8?

#EC46C8 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 70%, 15%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC46C8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC46C8 scores 3.35:1 against white and 6.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC46C8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC46C8 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 20.71, which is visibly different.

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