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#EC51CA Color

#EC51CA is rgb(236, 81, 202) in RGB, hsl(313, 80%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 14%, 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 8.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC51CA
HEX#EC51CA
RGBrgb(236, 81, 202)
HSLhsl(313, 80%, 62%)
HSVhsv(313, 66%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 14%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(68.4% 0.228 337.7)
LABlab(60.02% 69.14 -31.30)
LCHlch(60.02% 75.90 335.65)

What #EC51CA 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 #EC51CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 8.87Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 10.44Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 13.57Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 14.35Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 14.52Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 16.64

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

#EC51CA Channel Values

How #EC51CA 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 81 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 313° · S 80% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 313° · S 66% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 14% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.18:1 vs white · 6.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC51CA 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 text3.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC51CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC51CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC51CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC51CA
Complementary
#51EC72
Analogous
#C051EC
Analogous
#EC517D
Triadic
#CAEC51
Triadic
#51CAEC
Split comp.
#7DEC51
Split comp.
#51ECC0

Tints & Shades of #EC51CA

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

#EE68D1
#F17ED8
#F395DF
#F6B1E7
#F9C8EE
#FBDFF5

Shades

#E82CBF
#CF17A7
#AA1389
#850F6B
#600B4E
#37062C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC51CA.

How #EC51CA 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#EC51CA
Protanopia#7F7FC9
Protanomaly#B56FCA
Deuteranopia#9C9CC7
Deuteranomaly#C184C8
Tritanopia#E46B6B
Tritanomaly#E7619A
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC51CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec51ca: #EC51CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC51CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec51ca': '#EC51CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.318, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_ec51ca">#EC51CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC51CA"

More Pink Colors

#EC51CA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EC51CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC51CA?

#EC51CA is a light pink — rgb(236, 81, 202) in RGB and hsl(313, 80%, 62%) 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 8.87.

What is the RGB value of #EC51CA?

#EC51CA is rgb(236, 81, 202) — red 236, green 81, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC51CA?

#EC51CA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 14%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC51CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC51CA scores 3.18:1 against white and 6.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC51CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC51CA 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 17.14, which is visibly different.

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