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Recognised as Colour

#EC00A6

  • #EC00A6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#EC00A6 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 0, 166 and HSL 318°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#EC00A6#EC00A6
HEX#EC00A6
RGBrgb(236, 0, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0, 0.651
RGB percentages92.5%, 0%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(317.8, 100%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.8, 100%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 29.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,466,662
CSS custom property--colour: #EC00A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#13FF59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F66A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 78.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#818AA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FD0061no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16.8Deep pink · ΔE 17.2Hot pink · ΔE 26.5Orchid · ΔE 32.7Dark magenta · ΔE 33.4Medium orchid · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00EC46
Analogous#BC00EC, #EC0030
Triadic#A6EC00, #00A6EC
Split complementary#30EC00, #00ECBC
Tetradic#ECBC00, #00EC46, #0030EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFB9EA
Lighter +30%#FF86DB
Lighter +20%#FF53CC
Lighter +10%#FF20BD
Darker −10%#B90082
Darker −20%#86005E
Darker −30%#53003A
Darker −40%#200017
More saturated +25%#EC00A6
Less saturated −25%#CF1D9A

Channel breakdown

R236
G0
B166
Red236 (92.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue317.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 00 · B A6

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