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#EC4BD9 Color

#EC4BD9 is rgb(236, 75, 217) in RGB, hsl(307, 81%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 68%, 8%, 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 6.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC4BD9
HEX#EC4BD9
RGBrgb(236, 75, 217)
HSLhsl(307, 81%, 61%)
HSVhsv(307, 68%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 8%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.246 333.1)
LABlab(59.81% 72.81 -40.10)
LCHlch(59.81% 83.12 331.15)

What #EC4BD9 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 #EC4BD9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 6.95Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 10.91Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 11.95Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 12.84Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 12.97Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 14.8

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

#EC4BD9 Channel Values

How #EC4BD9 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 75 · B 2178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 307° · S 81% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 307° · S 68% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 68% · Y 8% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.19:1 vs white · 6.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC4BD9 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 text3.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC4BD9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC4BD9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC4BD9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC4BD9
Complementary
#4BEC5E
Analogous
#AE4BEC
Analogous
#EC4B89
Triadic
#D9EC4B
Triadic
#4BD9EC
Split comp.
#89EC4B
Split comp.
#4BECAE

Tints & Shades of #EC4BD9

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

#EF62DE
#F17EE4
#F495E9
#F6ACEE
#F9C3F2
#FCDFF8

Shades

#E826D2
#D016BA
#AB1299
#810E74
#5C0A53
#370632

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC4BD9.

How #EC4BD9 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#EC4BD9
Protanopia#7C7CD9
Protanomaly#B46CD9
Deuteranopia#9A9AD6
Deuteranomaly#C182D7
Tritanopia#E26C6C
Tritanomaly#E660A3
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC4BD9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec4bd9: #EC4BD9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC4BD9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec4bd9': '#EC4BD9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.294, blue: 0.851)
Android XML<color name="color_ec4bd9">#EC4BD9</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC4BD9"

More Pink Colors

#EC4BD9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EC4BD9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC4BD9?

#EC4BD9 is a light pink — rgb(236, 75, 217) in RGB and hsl(307, 81%, 61%) 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 6.95.

What is the RGB value of #EC4BD9?

#EC4BD9 is rgb(236, 75, 217) — red 236, green 75, and blue 217 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC4BD9?

#EC4BD9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 68%, 8%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC4BD9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC4BD9 scores 3.19:1 against white and 6.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC4BD9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC4BD9 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 20.29, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.