#EC66EA

A color in the Purple, Crimson, Magenta family

#ec66ea is a color in the Purple, Crimson, Magenta family: RGB(236, 102, 234), HSL(301°, 78%, 66%), CMYK(0%, 57%, 1%, 7%). Closest named color: orchid. Contrast is 2.74:1 on white and 7.66:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#ec66ea
RGBrgb(236 102 234)
RGB (legacy)rgb(236, 102, 234)
RGB %rgb(93% 40% 92%)
HSLhsl(301 78% 66%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301, 57%, 93%)
HWBhwb(301 40% 7%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 57%, 1%, 7%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(64.3 64.63 -42.6)
LCHlch(64.3 77.41 326.61)
OKLaboklab(0.7216 0.1903 -0.1181)
OKLCHoklch(0.7216 0.224 328.17)
Decimal15492842

Properties

Color TonePurple, Crimson, Magenta
Closest named colororchid ΔE 4.7
Closest web-safe color#ff66ff
Hue301°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)78% / 57%
Lightness (HSL)66%
Brightness or Value (HSV)93%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)62% / 55%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.3328
Red / Green / Blue236 / 102 / 234

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
2.74:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
7.66:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 52.3 / -49.5 · As background with white / black text: Lc -57.5 / 51.7

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #ec66ea;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(72.16% 0.224 328.17);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(236 102 234 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#ec66ea] text-[#ec66ea] border-[#ec66ea]">