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#EC7BF9 Color

#EC7BF9 is rgb(236, 123, 249) in RGB, hsl(294, 91%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 51%, 0%, 2%) 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 8.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC7BF9
HEX#EC7BF9
RGBrgb(236, 123, 249)
HSLhsl(294, 91%, 73%)
HSVhsv(294, 51%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 51%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.206 323.4)
LABlab(68.46% 57.41 -44.37)
LCHlch(68.46% 72.56 322.30)

What #EC7BF9 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 #EC7BF9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 8.24Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 8.5Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 8.92Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 10.79Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 11.48Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 12.75

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

#EC7BF9 Channel Values

How #EC7BF9 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 123 · B 2498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 294° · S 91% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 294° · S 51% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.4:1 vs white · 8.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC7BF9 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 text2.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC7BF9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC7BF9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC7BF9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC7BF9
Complementary
#88F97B
Analogous
#AE7BF9
Analogous
#F97BC7
Triadic
#F9EC7B
Triadic
#7BF9EC
Split comp.
#C7F97B
Split comp.
#7BF9AE

Tints & Shades of #EC7BF9

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

#EF8FFA
#F19EFA
#F4B1FB
#F6C0FC
#F9D3FD
#FBE2FE

Shades

#E54BF7
#DE1AF4
#BD0AD1
#9608A6
#6A0675
#3E0344

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC7BF9.

How #EC7BF9 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#EC7BF9
Protanopia#9797F9
Protanomaly#BF8CF9
Deuteranopia#ACACF7
Deuteranomaly#C99AF8
Tritanopia#E09393
Tritanomaly#E58AC4
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC7BF9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec7bf9: #EC7BF9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC7BF9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec7bf9': '#EC7BF9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.482, blue: 0.976)
Android XML<color name="color_ec7bf9">#EC7BF9</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC7BF9"

More Pink Colors

#EC7BF9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EC7BF9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC7BF9?

#EC7BF9 is a light pink — rgb(236, 123, 249) in RGB and hsl(294, 91%, 73%) 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 8.24.

What is the RGB value of #EC7BF9?

#EC7BF9 is rgb(236, 123, 249) — red 236, green 123, and blue 249 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC7BF9?

#EC7BF9 converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 51%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC7BF9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC7BF9 scores 2.4:1 against white and 8.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC7BF9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC7BF9 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 8.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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