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#EC70FF Color

#EC70FF is rgb(236, 112, 255) in RGB, hsl(292, 100%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 56%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC70FF
HEX#EC70FF
RGBrgb(236, 112, 255)
HSLhsl(292, 100%, 72%)
HSVhsv(292, 56%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 56%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.228 322.2)
LABlab(66.78% 63.12 -50.28)
LCHlch(66.78% 80.70 321.46)

What #EC70FF 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 #EC70FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 5.46Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 6.75Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 7.38Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 15.92Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 17.13Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 17.84

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

#EC70FF Channel Values

How #EC70FF 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 112 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 100% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 56% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.52:1 vs white · 8.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC70FF 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 text2.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC70FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC70FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC70FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC70FF
Complementary
#83FF70
Analogous
#A570FF
Analogous
#FF70CB
Triadic
#FFEC70
Triadic
#70FFEC
Split comp.
#CBFF70
Split comp.
#70FFA5

Tints & Shades of #EC70FF

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

#EF85FF
#F194FF
#F3A8FF
#F6BDFF
#F9D1FF
#FBE0FF

Shades

#E53DFF
#DF0FFF
#BE00DB
#9200A8
#660075
#3E0047

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC70FF.

How #EC70FF 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#EC70FF
Protanopia#9090FF
Protanomaly#BC84FF
Deuteranopia#A7A7FD
Deuteranomaly#C694FE
Tritanopia#DE8D8D
Tritanomaly#E483C5
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC70FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec70ff: #EC70FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC70FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec70ff': '#EC70FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.439, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_ec70ff">#EC70FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC70FF"

More Pink Colors

#EC70FF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EC70FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC70FF?

#EC70FF is a light pink — rgb(236, 112, 255) in RGB and hsl(292, 100%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.46.

What is the RGB value of #EC70FF?

#EC70FF is rgb(236, 112, 255) — red 236, green 112, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC70FF?

#EC70FF converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 56%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC70FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC70FF scores 2.52:1 against white and 8.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC70FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC70FF 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 15.92, which is visibly different.

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