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#EC6AEC Color

#EC6AEC is rgb(236, 106, 236) in RGB, hsl(300, 77%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 0%, 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 5.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC6AEC
HEX#EC6AEC
RGBrgb(236, 106, 236)
HSLhsl(300, 77%, 67%)
HSVhsv(300, 55%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(72.7% 0.22 327.5)
LABlab(65.03% 63.21 -42.58)
LCHlch(65.03% 76.21 326.03)

What #EC6AEC 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 #EC6AEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 5.52Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 7.83Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 10.97Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 12.48Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 12.92Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 13.7

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

#EC6AEC Channel Values

How #EC6AEC 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 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 77% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 55% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.68:1 vs white · 7.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC6AEC 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 text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC6AEC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC6AEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC6AEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC6AEC
Complementary
#6AEC6A
Analogous
#AB6AEC
Analogous
#EC6AAB
Triadic
#ECEC6A
Triadic
#6AECEC
Split comp.
#ABEC6A
Split comp.
#6AECAB

Tints & Shades of #EC6AEC

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

#EE7CEE
#F193F1
#F3A5F3
#F6BBF6
#F9CDF9
#FBE4FB

Shades

#E641E6
#DD1DDD
#B517B5
#8C128C
#630D63
#3B083B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC6AEC.

How #EC6AEC 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#EC6AEC
Protanopia#8C8CEC
Protanomaly#BA80EC
Deuteranopia#A5A5EA
Deuteranomaly#C591EB
Tritanopia#E18484
Tritanomaly#E57BB7
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC6AEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec6aec: #EC6AEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC6AEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec6aec': '#EC6AEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.416, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_ec6aec">#EC6AEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC6AEC"

More Pink Colors

#EC6AEC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EC6AEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC6AEC?

#EC6AEC is a light pink — rgb(236, 106, 236) in RGB and hsl(300, 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 5.52.

What is the RGB value of #EC6AEC?

#EC6AEC is rgb(236, 106, 236) — red 236, green 106, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC6AEC?

#EC6AEC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC6AEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC6AEC scores 2.68:1 against white and 7.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC6AEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC6AEC 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 12.48, which is visibly different.

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