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#EC6ADD Color

#EC6ADD is rgb(236, 106, 221) in RGB, hsl(307, 77%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 6%, 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 6.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC6ADD
HEX#EC6ADD
RGBrgb(236, 106, 221)
HSLhsl(307, 77%, 67%)
HSVhsv(307, 55%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 6%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(72% 0.208 332.1)
LABlab(64.47% 61.37 -35.12)
LCHlch(64.47% 70.71 330.22)

What #EC6ADD 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 #EC6ADD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 6.13Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 8.96Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 9.14Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 9.68Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 11.2Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 11.59

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

#EC6ADD Channel Values

How #EC6ADD 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 106 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 307° · S 77% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 307° · S 55% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 55% · Y 6% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.74:1 vs white · 7.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC6ADD 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 text2.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC6ADD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC6ADD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC6ADD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC6ADD
Complementary
#6AEC79
Analogous
#BA6AEC
Analogous
#EC6A9C
Triadic
#DDEC6A
Triadic
#6ADDEC
Split comp.
#9CEC6A
Split comp.
#6AECBA

Tints & Shades of #EC6ADD

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

#EE7CE1
#F193E6
#F3A5EA
#F6BBEF
#F9CDF4
#FBE4F9

Shades

#E641D3
#DD1DC7
#B517A2
#8C127E
#630D59
#3B0835

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC6ADD.

How #EC6ADD 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#EC6ADD
Protanopia#8C8CDD
Protanomaly#BA80DD
Deuteranopia#A5A5DA
Deuteranomaly#C591DB
Tritanopia#E38080
Tritanomaly#E678AD
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC6ADD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec6add: #EC6ADD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC6ADD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec6add': '#EC6ADD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.416, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_ec6add">#EC6ADD</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC6ADD"

More Pink Colors

#EC6ADD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EC6ADD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC6ADD?

#EC6ADD is a light pink — rgb(236, 106, 221) in RGB and hsl(307, 77%, 67%) 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 6.13.

What is the RGB value of #EC6ADD?

#EC6ADD is rgb(236, 106, 221) — red 236, green 106, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC6ADD?

#EC6ADD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 6%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC6ADD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC6ADD scores 2.74:1 against white and 7.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC6ADD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC6ADD 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 9.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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