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#EC6AE9 Color

#EC6AE9 is rgb(236, 106, 233) in RGB, hsl(301, 77%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 1%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Flamingo (#FC74FD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC6AE9
HEX#EC6AE9
RGBrgb(236, 106, 233)
HSLhsl(301, 77%, 67%)
HSVhsv(301, 55%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 1%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.217 328.4)
LABlab(64.91% 62.83 -41.10)
LCHlch(64.91% 75.08 326.81)

What #EC6AE9 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 #EC6AE9, 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.

#EC6AE9 Channel Values

How #EC6AE9 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 2338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 301° · S 77% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 301° · S 55% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 55% · Y 1% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.69:1 vs white · 7.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC6AE9 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 text2.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EC6AE9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC6AE9; 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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Tints & Shades of #EC6AE9

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.

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Shades

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How #EC6AE9 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#EC6AE9
Protanopia#8C8CE9
Protanomaly#BA80E9
Deuteranopia#A5A5E7
Deuteranomaly#C591E8
Tritanopia#E18383
Tritanomaly#E67AB5
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

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Using #EC6AE9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec6ae9: #EC6AE9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC6AE9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec6ae9': '#EC6AE9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.416, blue: 0.914)
Android XML<color name="color_ec6ae9">#EC6AE9</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC6AE9"

More Pink Colors

#EC6AE9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EC6AE9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC6AE9?

#EC6AE9 is a light pink — rgb(236, 106, 233) in RGB and hsl(301, 77%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Flamingo (#FC74FD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.46.

What is the RGB value of #EC6AE9?

#EC6AE9 is rgb(236, 106, 233) — red 236, green 106, and blue 233 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC6AE9?

#EC6AE9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 1%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC6AE9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC6AE9 scores 2.69:1 against white and 7.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC6AE9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC6AE9 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 violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 11.57, which is visibly different.

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