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#EC74E4 Color

#EC74E4 is rgb(236, 116, 228) in RGB, hsl(304, 76%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 51%, 3%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC74E4
HEX#EC74E4
RGBrgb(236, 116, 228)
HSLhsl(304, 76%, 69%)
HSVhsv(304, 51%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 51%, 3%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(73.6% 0.198 329.9)
LABlab(66.43% 57.84 -35.97)
LCHlch(66.43% 68.11 328.12)

What #EC74E4 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 #EC74E4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 5.58Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 5.71Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 6.79Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 7.46Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 8.88Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 10.07

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

#EC74E4 Channel Values

How #EC74E4 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 116 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 304° · S 76% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 304° · S 51% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 51% · Y 3% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.57:1 vs white · 8.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC74E4 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 text2.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC74E4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC74E4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC74E4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC74E4
Complementary
#74EC7C
Analogous
#B874EC
Analogous
#EC74A8
Triadic
#E4EC74
Triadic
#74E4EC
Split comp.
#A8EC74
Split comp.
#74ECB8

Tints & Shades of #EC74E4

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

#EE86E7
#F198EB
#F3AAEE
#F6C0F3
#F9D2F6
#FBE4FA

Shades

#E74BDC
#E01FD3
#B819AD
#901487
#670E61
#3A0837

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC74E4.

How #EC74E4 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#EC74E4
Protanopia#9292E4
Protanomaly#BD87E4
Deuteranopia#A9A9E2
Deuteranomaly#C796E3
Tritanopia#E28989
Tritanomaly#E681B5
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC74E4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec74e4: #EC74E4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC74E4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec74e4': '#EC74E4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.455, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_ec74e4">#EC74E4</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC74E4"

More Pink Colors

#EC74E4 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EC74E4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC74E4?

#EC74E4 is a light pink — rgb(236, 116, 228) in RGB and hsl(304, 76%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.58.

What is the RGB value of #EC74E4?

#EC74E4 is rgb(236, 116, 228) — red 236, green 116, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC74E4?

#EC74E4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 51%, 3%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC74E4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC74E4 scores 2.57:1 against white and 8.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC74E4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC74E4 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 5.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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