#ec87c2 Color Information

#ec87c2 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ec87c2. In RGB, it consists of 92.5% Red, 52.9% Green, and 76.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 42.8% Magenta, 17.8% Yellow, and 7.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 325.0°, with saturation of 72.7% and lightness of 72.7%. The decimal value for #ec87c2 is 15501250, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff99cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ec87c2 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#ec87c2 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color236, 135, 194 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color92.5%, 52.9%, 76.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.075, 0.471, 0.239 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.428, 0.178, 0.075 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color325.0°, 72.7%, 72.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color325.0°, 42.8%, 92.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color52.994, 39.056, 55.784 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color236, 135, 194 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15501250 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color68.792, 46.045, -13.842 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)68.792, 48.081, 343.268 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color68.792, 58.214, -28.911 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color62.495, 41.997, -9.177 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.358, 0.264, 39.056 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293691330 / 0xffec87c2 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff99cc Copy
Last Updated: February 16, 2025

Shades of #ec87c2

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ec87c2, its pure hue is 325.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 72.7%, and its lightness is 72.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ec87c2, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1e1118 to #cf76aa.

Tints of #ec87c2

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ec87c2, its pure hue is 325.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 72.7%, and its lightness is 72.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ec87c2, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ee96ca to #fdf0f7.

Tones of #ec87c2

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ec87c2, its pure hue is 325.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 72.7%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ec87c2, which range from #bababa (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff74c5 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ec87c2

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ec87c2! For #ec87c2, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ec87c2. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ec87c2

This color, #ec87c2, consists of 92.5% Red, 52.9% Green, and 76.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 236, Green = 135, Blue = 194. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ec87c2 is 0% Cyan, 42.8% Magenta, 17.8% Yellow, and 7.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R92.5%
C0.0%
G52.9%
M42.8%
B76.1%
Y17.8%
K7.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 236 135 194
Octal 354 207 302
Hexa #ec #87 #c2
Binary 11101100 10000111 11000010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 42 17 7
Octal 0 52 21 7
Hexa #00 #2a #11 #07
Binary 00000000 00101010 00010001 00000111

Analogous Colors of #ec87c2

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ec87c2 — which has hue 325.0° — its analogous colors are located at 295.0° and 355.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ec87c2.

Triadic Colors of #ec87c2

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ec87c2 — which has hue 325.0° — its triadic colors are located at 85.0° and 325.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ec87c2.

Complementary Color of #ec87c2

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ec87c2 — which has hue 325.0° — its complementary color is located at 145.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ec87c2.

Split Complementary Colors of #ec87c2

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ec87c2 — which has hue 325.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 115.0° and 325.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ec87c2.

Tetradic Colors of #ec87c2

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ec87c2 — which has hue 325.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 235.0°, 325.0°, 55.0°, and 145.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ec87c2.

Monochromatic Colors of #ec87c2

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ec87c2, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #d459a1 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fabee1 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ec87c2

We want to make getting started with #ec87c2 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ec87c2 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ec87c2 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ec87c2 with other HTML elements.

#ec87c2 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ec87c2.
<span style="color: #ec87c2;">The color of this text is #ec87c2.</span>

#ec87c2 Background Color

The background color for this text is #ec87c2.
<div style="background-color: #ec87c2; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ec87c2.</div>

#ec87c2 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ec87c2.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ec87c2;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ec87c2.</span>

#ec87c2 Border Color

This is a div with border color #ec87c2.
<div style="border: #ec87c2 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ec87c2.</div>

#ec87c2 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ec87c2 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ec87c2; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ec87c2 on a white background.</div></div>

#ec87c2 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ec87c2 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ec87c2; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ec87c2 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ec87c2 to White

This is a gradient from #ec87c2 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ec87c2,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ec87c2,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ec87c2,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ec87c2,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ec87c2 to white.</div>

Gradient from #ec87c2 to Black

This is a gradient from #ec87c2 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ec87c2,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ec87c2,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ec87c2,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ec87c2,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ec87c2 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ec87c2

In addition to using #ec87c2 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ec87c2 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ec87c2, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 236, Green = 135, Blue = 194). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ec87c2 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ec87c2
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(236, 135, 194)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ec87c2; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ec87c2; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ec87c2; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(236, 135, 194);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ec87c2")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:236, green:135, blue:194, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:236 green:135 blue:194 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(236f, 135f, 194f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(236, 135, 194);
 

#ec87c2 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ec87c2 the same way. For those with color blindness, #ec87c2 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ec87c2 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ec87c2 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ec87c2 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ec87c2 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ec87c2 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.4:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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