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#EC51EC Color

#EC51EC is rgb(236, 81, 236) in RGB, hsl(300, 80%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC51EC
HEX#EC51EC
RGBrgb(236, 81, 236)
HSLhsl(300, 80%, 62%)
HSVhsv(300, 66%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(70.1% 0.253 327.9)
LABlab(61.35% 72.92 -48.34)
LCHlch(61.35% 87.49 326.46)

What #EC51EC 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 #EC51EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 9.21Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 10.43Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 11.63Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 13.71Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 15.82Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 19.15

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

#EC51EC Channel Values

How #EC51EC 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 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 80% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 66% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.02:1 vs white · 6.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC51EC 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 text3.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC51EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC51EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC51EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC51EC
Complementary
#51EC51
Analogous
#9E51EC
Analogous
#EC519E
Triadic
#ECEC51
Triadic
#51ECEC
Split comp.
#9EEC51
Split comp.
#51EC9E

Tints & Shades of #EC51EC

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

#EE68EE
#F17EF1
#F395F3
#F6B1F6
#F9C8F9
#FBDFFB

Shades

#E82CE8
#CF17CF
#AA13AA
#850F85
#600B60
#370637

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC51EC.

How #EC51EC 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#EC51EC
Protanopia#7F7FEC
Protanomaly#B56FEC
Deuteranopia#9C9CE9
Deuteranomaly#C184EA
Tritanopia#E07575
Tritanomaly#E568B1
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC51EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec51ec: #EC51EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC51EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec51ec': '#EC51EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.318, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_ec51ec">#EC51EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC51EC"

More Pink Colors

#EC51EC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EC51EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC51EC?

#EC51EC is a light pink — rgb(236, 81, 236) in RGB and hsl(300, 80%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.21.

What is the RGB value of #EC51EC?

#EC51EC is rgb(236, 81, 236) — red 236, green 81, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC51EC?

#EC51EC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC51EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC51EC scores 3.02:1 against white and 6.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC51EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC51EC 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 19.62, which is visibly different.

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