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#EC83DC Color

#EC83DC is rgb(236, 131, 220) in RGB, hsl(309, 73%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 7%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Magenta (#F984E5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC83DC
HEX#EC83DC
RGBrgb(236, 131, 220)
HSLhsl(309, 73%, 72%)
HSVhsv(309, 44%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 7%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.168 333)
LABlab(68.95% 49.90 -27.69)
LCHlch(68.95% 57.07 330.97)

What #EC83DC 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 #EC83DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 5.41Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 8.79Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 9.11Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 9.27Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 9.5Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 11.42

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

#EC83DC Channel Values

How #EC83DC 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 131 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 309° · S 73% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 309° · S 44% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 7% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.37:1 vs white · 8.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC83DC 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 text2.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC83DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC83DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC83DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC83DC
Complementary
#83EC93
Analogous
#C783EC
Analogous
#EC83A8
Triadic
#DCEC83
Triadic
#83DCEC
Split comp.
#A8EC83
Split comp.
#83ECC7

Tints & Shades of #EC83DC

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

#EE95E1
#F1A2E5
#F3B4EA
#F6C6EF
#F9D7F4
#FBE5F8

Shades

#E557D0
#DF30C4
#BE1EA6
#92177F
#651059
#3E0A36

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC83DC.

How #EC83DC 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#EC83DC
Protanopia#9C9CDC
Protanomaly#C192DC
Deuteranopia#AFAFDA
Deuteranomaly#CA9FDB
Tritanopia#E49292
Tritanomaly#E78CB5
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC83DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec83dc: #EC83DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC83DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec83dc': '#EC83DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.514, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_ec83dc">#EC83DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC83DC"

More Pink Colors

#EC83DC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EC83DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC83DC?

#EC83DC is a light pink — rgb(236, 131, 220) in RGB and hsl(309, 73%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Magenta (#F984E5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.41.

What is the RGB value of #EC83DC?

#EC83DC is rgb(236, 131, 220) — red 236, green 131, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC83DC?

#EC83DC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 7%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC83DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC83DC scores 2.37:1 against white and 8.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC83DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC83DC 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 9.27, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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