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#EC88DC Color

#EC88DC is rgb(236, 136, 220) in RGB, hsl(310, 72%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 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 7.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC88DC
HEX#EC88DC
RGBrgb(236, 136, 220)
HSLhsl(310, 72%, 73%)
HSVhsv(310, 42%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 7%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(76.1% 0.159 333.1)
LABlab(69.93% 47.51 -26.20)
LCHlch(69.93% 54.25 331.12)

What #EC88DC 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 #EC88DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 7.81Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 10.57Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 11.28Lavender Rose#FBA0E3ΔE 11.39Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 11.61Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 11.77

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

#EC88DC Channel Values

How #EC88DC 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 136 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 310° · S 72% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 310° · S 42% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 7% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC88DC 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 text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC88DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC88DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC88DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC88DC
Complementary
#89EC99
Analogous
#CB89EC
Analogous
#EC89AA
Triadic
#DBEC89
Triadic
#89DBEC
Split comp.
#AAEC89
Split comp.
#89ECCB

Tints & Shades of #EC88DC

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

#EF9AE1
#F1A7E4
#F4B9EA
#F6C6EE
#F9D8F3
#FBE5F7

Shades

#E55DCE
#DD31C1
#BD1FA2
#951880
#69115B
#3D0A35

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC88DC.

How #EC88DC 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#EC88DC
Protanopia#9F9FDC
Protanomaly#C396DC
Deuteranopia#B1B1DA
Deuteranomaly#CCA2DB
Tritanopia#E49696
Tritanomaly#E791B6
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC88DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec88dc: #EC88DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC88DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec88dc': '#EC88DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.533, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_ec88dc">#EC88DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC88DC"

More Pink Colors

#EC88DC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EC88DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC88DC?

#EC88DC is a light pink — rgb(236, 136, 220) in RGB and hsl(310, 72%, 73%) 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 7.81.

What is the RGB value of #EC88DC?

#EC88DC is rgb(236, 136, 220) — red 236, green 136, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC88DC?

#EC88DC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 7%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC88DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC88DC scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC88DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC88DC 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 11.77, which is visibly different.

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