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#ec2fff

a balanced, electric magenta / pink · neutral · closest name: Magenta

RGB
236, 47, 255
HSL
295°, 100%, 59%
CMYK
8, 82, 0, 0
Luminance
0.2709

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #ec2fff is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#ec2fff
Hue
295°
magenta / pink
Saturation
100%
electric
Lightness
59%
balanced
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
62%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2709
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
53/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
6.42:1
Closest name
Magenta
ΔE2000 2.6
Where it sits
Hue295° of 360°
Saturation100%
Lightness59%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool53% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#ec2fff
RGBrgb(236, 47, 255)
HSLhsl(295, 100%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 82%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(59.1 89.7 -63.0)
LCHlch(59.1 109.7 324.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.687 0.298 323.8)
Decimal15478783
Display P3color(display-p3 0.925 0.184 1.000)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ec2fff;
background-color: #ec2fff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ec2fff] bg-[#ec2fff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ec2fff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.925, green: 0.184, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ec2fff")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFEC2FFF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(255, 47, 236)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #ec2fff · 6.42:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.27:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.42:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #ec2fff as text scores 3.27:1 on white and 6.42:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ec2fff on white: 3.27:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ec2fff on black: 6.42:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #0080FF
deuteranopia · #5B95FA
tritanopia · #F05D9B

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #ec2fff is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FCF1FE
#FAE3FC
#F6C0FC
#F58FFF
#F057FF
#ec2fff
#DE00F5
#B900CC
#9400A3
#6B0576
#430349
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FCF1FEDarkest = 950 · #430349
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF1FE;
  --brand-100: #FAE3FC;
  --brand-200: #F6C0FC;
  --brand-300: #F58FFF;
  --brand-400: #F057FF;
  --brand-500: #ec2fff;
  --brand-600: #DE00F5;
  --brand-700: #B900CC;
  --brand-800: #9400A3;
  --brand-900: #6B0576;
  --brand-950: #430349;
  --brand: #ec2fff;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #ec2fff

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4FA
Tinted page background
Border#E9C0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#944B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#46CC00
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#740080
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDE5FF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#231424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #ec2fff

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#42FF2F
Analogous left#842FFF
Analogous right#FF2FAA
Split-complement 1#AAFF2F
Split-complement 2#2FFF84
Triadic 1#FFEC2F
Triadic 2#2FFFEC
Tetradic#FF842F

RGB percentages

Red92.5%
Green18.4%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan7.5%
Magenta81.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#ec2fff text on a black background

contrast 6.42:1

Card sample

#ec2fff text on a white background

contrast 3.27:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ec2fff;
Background color
Panel with #ec2fff background
background-color: #ec2fff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ec2fff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(236, 47, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(236, 47, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ec2fff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec2fff, #FF2F87);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ec2fff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#ec2fff in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#ec2fff, answered

What color is #ec2fff?

#ec2fff is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Magenta (ΔE2000 2.6). It sits at 295° on the hue wheel with 100% saturation and 59% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #ec2fff?

rgb(236, 47, 255) — 236 red, 47 green and 255 blue out of 255, or 92.5% / 18.4% / 100% by channel.

Is #ec2fff a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2709 and perceived brightness is 62%, so black text on it reaches 6.42:1.

Should I use black or white text on #ec2fff?

Black. It scores 6.42:1 against #ec2fff, versus 3.27:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #ec2fff?

#42FF2F sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #AAFF2F and #2FFF84, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #ec2fff?

For interface work: #FAF4FA as the surface, #E9C0ED for borders, #944B9B for secondary text, #46CC00 as an accent and #740080 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #842FFF and #FF2FAA stays calm, while #42FF2F is the loudest partner.

What is #ec2fff in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(8%, 82%, 0%, 0%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #ec2fff warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 53 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FF2FC6; nudged cooler, #A02FFF.

Work with #ec2fff in the Color Lab