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#EC85FE Color

#EC85FE is rgb(236, 133, 254) in RGB, hsl(291, 98%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 48%, 0%, 0%) 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 7.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC85FE
HEX#EC85FE
RGBrgb(236, 133, 254)
HSLhsl(291, 98%, 76%)
HSVhsv(291, 48%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 48%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.195 321.5)
LABlab(70.51% 53.46 -43.90)
LCHlch(70.51% 69.17 320.61)

What #EC85FE 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 #EC85FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 7.42Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 10.12Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 10.86Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 12.18Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 12.54Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 13.9

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

#EC85FE Channel Values

How #EC85FE 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 133 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 291° · S 98% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 291° · S 48% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 48% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.25:1 vs white · 9.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC85FE 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 text2.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC85FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC85FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC85FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC85FE
Complementary
#98FE86
Analogous
#B086FE
Analogous
#FE86D4
Triadic
#FEEC86
Triadic
#86FEEC
Split comp.
#D4FE86
Split comp.
#86FEB0

Tints & Shades of #EC85FE

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

#EE95FE
#F1A4FE
#F3B3FE
#F6C7FE
#F9D7FF
#FBE6FF

Shades

#E453FD
#DB1CFD
#C102E3
#9602B1
#6B017E
#3C0147

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC85FE.

How #EC85FE 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#EC85FE
Protanopia#9D9DFE
Protanomaly#C294FE
Deuteranopia#B0B0FC
Deuteranomaly#CBA1FD
Tritanopia#E09B9B
Tritanomaly#E593CB
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC85FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec85fe: #EC85FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC85FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec85fe': '#EC85FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.522, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_ec85fe">#EC85FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC85FE"

More Pink Colors

#EC85FE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EC85FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC85FE?

#EC85FE is a light pink — rgb(236, 133, 254) in RGB and hsl(291, 98%, 76%) 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 7.42.

What is the RGB value of #EC85FE?

#EC85FE is rgb(236, 133, 254) — red 236, green 133, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC85FE?

#EC85FE converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 48%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC85FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC85FE scores 2.25:1 against white and 9.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC85FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC85FE 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 7.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.