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#EC72EE Color

#EC72EE is rgb(236, 114, 238) in RGB, hsl(299, 78%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 52%, 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 7.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC72EE
HEX#EC72EE
RGBrgb(236, 114, 238)
HSLhsl(299, 78%, 69%)
HSVhsv(299, 52%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 52%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.21 326.8)
LABlab(66.45% 60.00 -41.47)
LCHlch(66.45% 72.93 325.35)

What #EC72EE 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 #EC72EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 7.13Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 8.9Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 9.81Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 10.3Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 11.04Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 11.17

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

#EC72EE Channel Values

How #EC72EE 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 114 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 299° · S 78% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 299° · S 52% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.56:1 vs white · 8.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC72EE 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 text2.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC72EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC72EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC72EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC72EE
Complementary
#74EE72
Analogous
#AE72EE
Analogous
#EE72B2
Triadic
#EEEC72
Triadic
#72EEEC
Split comp.
#B2EE72
Split comp.
#72EEAE

Tints & Shades of #EC72EE

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

#EE84F0
#F197F2
#F3A9F4
#F6BFF7
#F9D2F9
#FBE4FC

Shades

#E649E9
#E01CE3
#B717BA
#8F1291
#670D68
#3A073B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC72EE.

How #EC72EE 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#EC72EE
Protanopia#9191EE
Protanomaly#BC86EE
Deuteranopia#A8A8EC
Deuteranomaly#C795ED
Tritanopia#E18A8A
Tritanomaly#E581BB
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC72EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec72ee: #EC72EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC72EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec72ee': '#EC72EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.447, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_ec72ee">#EC72EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC72EE"

More Pink Colors

#EC72EE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EC72EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC72EE?

#EC72EE is a light pink — rgb(236, 114, 238) in RGB and hsl(299, 78%, 69%) 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 7.13.

What is the RGB value of #EC72EE?

#EC72EE is rgb(236, 114, 238) — red 236, green 114, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC72EE?

#EC72EE converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 52%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC72EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC72EE scores 2.56:1 against white and 8.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC72EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC72EE 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 8.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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