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#EC59FC Color

#EC59FC is rgb(236, 89, 252) in RGB, hsl(294, 96%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 65%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), visibly different at ΔE 10.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC59FC
HEX#EC59FC
RGBrgb(236, 89, 252)
HSLhsl(294, 96%, 67%)
HSVhsv(294, 65%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 65%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.256 323.7)
LABlab(63.12% 72.01 -54.40)
LCHlch(63.12% 90.25 322.93)

What #EC59FC 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 #EC59FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#EC59FC Channel Values

How #EC59FC 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 89 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 294° · S 96% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 294° · S 65% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.84:1 vs white · 7.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC59FC 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 text2.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EC59FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC59FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EC59FC

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC59FC.

How #EC59FC 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#EC59FC
Protanopia#8383FC
Protanomaly#B774FC
Deuteranopia#9E9EFA
Deuteranomaly#C288FB
Tritanopia#DE7E7E
Tritanomaly#E471BE
Achromatopsia#999999

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC59FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec59fc: #EC59FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC59FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec59fc': '#EC59FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.349, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_ec59fc">#EC59FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC59FC"

More Pink Colors

#EC59FC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EC59FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC59FC?

#EC59FC is a light pink — rgb(236, 89, 252) in RGB and hsl(294, 96%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.79.

What is the RGB value of #EC59FC?

#EC59FC is rgb(236, 89, 252) — red 236, green 89, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC59FC?

#EC59FC converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 65%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC59FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC59FC scores 2.84:1 against white and 7.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC59FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC59FC 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 20.78, which is visibly different.

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