Close to Hot Magenta
#EC49DD
#EC49DD is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Hot Magenta. In RGB it’s made of 92.5% red, 28.6% green, and 86.7% blue. Its hue is 306°, with 81% saturation and 61% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #EC49DD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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6.56:1 AAThis color as text on white
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6.56:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EC49DD as they’d see it.
#EC49DD in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #EC49DD
What color is #EC49DD?
#EC49DD is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Hot Magenta. In RGB it’s made of 92.5% red, 28.6% green, and 86.7% blue. Its hue is 306°, with 81% saturation and 61% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EC49DD in RGB?
#EC49DD is rgb(236, 73, 221): 236 red, 73 green, and 221 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EC49DD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 69, 6, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EC49DD?
PANTONE Purple C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EC49DD?
Its complement #1DA633 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.