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#EC55C9 Color

#EC55C9 is rgb(236, 85, 201) in RGB, hsl(314, 80%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 64%, 15%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brilliant Rose (#E667CE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC55C9
HEX#EC55C9
RGBrgb(236, 85, 201)
HSLhsl(314, 80%, 63%)
HSVhsv(314, 64%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 15%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.222 338.1)
LABlab(60.53% 67.58 -29.94)
LCHlch(60.53% 73.91 336.10)

What #EC55C9 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 #EC55C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 8.68Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 10.66Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 13.95Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 14.38Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 15.26Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 15.84

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

#EC55C9 Channel Values

How #EC55C9 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 85 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 314° · S 80% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 314° · S 64% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 64% · Y 15% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.13:1 vs white · 6.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC55C9 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 text3.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC55C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC55C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC55C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC55C9
Complementary
#55EC78
Analogous
#C455EC
Analogous
#EC557D
Triadic
#C9EC55
Triadic
#55C9EC
Split comp.
#7DEC55
Split comp.
#55ECC4

Tints & Shades of #EC55C9

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

#EF6CD0
#F183D8
#F49ADF
#F6B1E6
#F9C8ED
#FBDFF5

Shades

#E830BD
#D317A7
#AE138A
#850F6A
#600B4C
#37062C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC55C9.

How #EC55C9 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#EC55C9
Protanopia#8181C8
Protanomaly#B672C9
Deuteranopia#9D9DC6
Deuteranomaly#C286C7
Tritanopia#E46D6D
Tritanomaly#E7649A
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC55C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec55c9: #EC55C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC55C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec55c9': '#EC55C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.333, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_ec55c9">#EC55C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC55C9"

More Pink Colors

#EC55C9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EC55C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC55C9?

#EC55C9 is a light pink — rgb(236, 85, 201) in RGB and hsl(314, 80%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brilliant Rose (#E667CE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.68.

What is the RGB value of #EC55C9?

#EC55C9 is rgb(236, 85, 201) — red 236, green 85, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC55C9?

#EC55C9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 64%, 15%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC55C9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC55C9 scores 3.13:1 against white and 6.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC55C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC55C9 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 15.84, which is visibly different.

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