Colour

#EC00AA

#EC00AA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#EC00AA is a magenta with RGB values 236, 0, 170 and HSL 317°, 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

#EC00AA#EC00AA

HEX#EC00AA

RGBrgb(236, 0, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0, 0.6667

RGB percentages92.5%, 0%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(316.8, 100%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(316.8, 100%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 28%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,466,666

CSS custom property--colour: #EC00AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1

Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#13FF55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C67ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 78.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#808AA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FD0064no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 18.2 Deep pink · ΔE 19.2 Hot pink · ΔE 27.7 Orchid · ΔE 32.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 32.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 18.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00EC42

Analogous#B800EC, #EC0034

Triadic#AAEC00, #00AAEC

Split complementary#34EC00, #00ECB8

Tetradic#ECB800, #00EC42, #0034EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFB9EB

Lighter +30%#FF86DD

Lighter +20%#FF53CF

Lighter +10%#FF20C1

Darker −10%#B90085

Darker −20%#860061

Darker −30%#53003C

Darker −40%#200017

More saturated +25%#EC00AA

Less saturated −25%#CF1D9D

Channel breakdown

R236

B170

Red236 (92.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue316.78°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 00 · B AA

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