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#EC79FC Color

#EC79FC is rgb(236, 121, 252) in RGB, hsl(293, 96%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 52%, 0%, 1%) 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 6.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC79FC
HEX#EC79FC
RGBrgb(236, 121, 252)
HSLhsl(293, 96%, 73%)
HSVhsv(293, 52%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 52%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(75.4% 0.212 322.6)
LABlab(68.22% 58.73 -46.39)
LCHlch(68.22% 74.84 321.70)

What #EC79FC 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 #EC79FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 6.52Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 7.19Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 10.05Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 11.34Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 13.01Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 14.84

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

#EC79FC Channel Values

How #EC79FC 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 121 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 96% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 52% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.41:1 vs white · 8.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC79FC 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 text2.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC79FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC79FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC79FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC79FC
Complementary
#87FC78
Analogous
#AB78FC
Analogous
#FC78CA
Triadic
#FCED78
Triadic
#78FCED
Split comp.
#CAFC78
Split comp.
#78FCAB

Tints & Shades of #EC79FC

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

#F08CFD
#F29BFD
#F4AFFD
#F6BEFE
#F9D2FE
#FBE1FE

Shades

#E646FB
#DF14FA
#BE04D7
#9703AA
#6A0278
#3E0146

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC79FC.

How #EC79FC 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#EC79FC
Protanopia#9595FC
Protanomaly#BE8BFC
Deuteranopia#ABABFA
Deuteranomaly#C899FB
Tritanopia#DF9393
Tritanomaly#E489C6
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC79FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec79fc: #EC79FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC79FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec79fc': '#EC79FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.475, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_ec79fc">#EC79FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC79FC"

More Pink Colors

#EC79FC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EC79FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC79FC?

#EC79FC is a light pink — rgb(236, 121, 252) in RGB and hsl(293, 96%, 73%) 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 6.52.

What is the RGB value of #EC79FC?

#EC79FC is rgb(236, 121, 252) — red 236, green 121, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC79FC?

#EC79FC converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 52%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC79FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC79FC scores 2.41:1 against white and 8.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC79FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC79FC 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 11.34, which is visibly different.

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