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#EC88FC Color

#EC88FC is rgb(236, 136, 252) in RGB, hsl(292, 95%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 46%, 0%, 1%) 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 5.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC88FC
HEX#EC88FC
RGBrgb(236, 136, 252)
HSLhsl(292, 95%, 76%)
HSVhsv(292, 46%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 46%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.188 321.9)
LABlab(71.02% 51.75 -42.03)
LCHlch(71.02% 66.67 320.92)

What #EC88FC 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 #EC88FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 5.88Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 8.93Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 11.47Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 12.4Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 13.2Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 13.31

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

#EC88FC Channel Values

How #EC88FC 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 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 95% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 46% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.21:1 vs white · 9.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC88FC 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 text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC88FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC88FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC88FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC88FC
Complementary
#97FC88
Analogous
#B288FC
Analogous
#FC88D1
Triadic
#FCEC88
Triadic
#88FCEC
Split comp.
#D1FC88
Split comp.
#88FCB2

Tints & Shades of #EC88FC

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

#EF97FC
#F1A5FD
#F3B4FD
#F6C8FE
#F9D7FE
#FBE6FE

Shades

#E556FB
#DC1FF9
#C306E0
#9704AE
#6C037C
#3D0246

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC88FC.

How #EC88FC 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#EC88FC
Protanopia#9F9FFC
Protanomaly#C396FC
Deuteranopia#B1B1FA
Deuteranomaly#CCA2FB
Tritanopia#E09D9D
Tritanomaly#E595CA
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC88FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec88fc: #EC88FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC88FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec88fc': '#EC88FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.533, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_ec88fc">#EC88FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC88FC"

More Pink Colors

#EC88FC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EC88FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC88FC?

#EC88FC is a light pink — rgb(236, 136, 252) in RGB and hsl(292, 95%, 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 5.88.

What is the RGB value of #EC88FC?

#EC88FC is rgb(236, 136, 252) — red 236, green 136, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC88FC?

#EC88FC converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 46%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC88FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC88FC scores 2.21:1 against white and 9.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC88FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC88FC 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 5.88, 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.