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Recognised as Colour

#EC00AC

  • #EC00AC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#EC00AC is a magenta with RGB values 236, 0, 172 and HSL 316°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#EC00AC#EC00AC
HEX#EC00AC
RGBrgb(236, 0, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0, 0.6745
RGB percentages92.5%, 0%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(316.3, 100%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.3, 100%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 27.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,466,668
CSS custom property--colour: #EC00AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#13FF53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B67AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 78.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#808AA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FD0065no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 19Deep pink · ΔE 20.2Hot pink · ΔE 28.4Orchid · ΔE 32.2Dark magenta · ΔE 32.6Medium orchid · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 18.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00EC40
Analogous#B600EC, #EC0036
Triadic#ACEC00, #00ACEC
Split complementary#36EC00, #00ECB6
Tetradic#ECB600, #00EC40, #0036EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFB9EC
Lighter +30%#FF86DE
Lighter +20%#FF53D0
Lighter +10%#FF20C3
Darker −10%#B90087
Darker −20%#860062
Darker −30%#53003C
Darker −40%#200017
More saturated +25%#EC00AC
Less saturated −25%#CF1D9E

Channel breakdown

R236
G0
B172
Red236 (92.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue316.27°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 00 · B AC

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