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Colour

#EC00B0

  • #EC00B0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#EC00B0 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 0, 176 and HSL 315°, 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

#EC00B0#EC00B0
HEX#EC00B0
RGBrgb(236, 0, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0, 0.6902
RGB percentages92.5%, 0%, 69%
HSLhsl(315.3, 100%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.3, 100%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 25.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,466,672
CSS custom property--colour: #EC00B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#13FF4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3768B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 78.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E8AACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FC0067no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 20.6Deep pink · ΔE 22.3Hot pink · ΔE 29.8Orchid · ΔE 32.1Dark magenta · ΔE 32.2Medium orchid · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 20.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00EC3C
Analogous#B200EC, #EC003A
Triadic#B0EC00, #00B0EC
Split complementary#3AEC00, #00ECB2
Tetradic#ECB200, #00EC3C, #003AEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFB9ED
Lighter +30%#FF86E0
Lighter +20%#FF53D3
Lighter +10%#FF20C6
Darker −10%#B9008A
Darker −20%#860064
Darker −30%#53003E
Darker −40%#200018
More saturated +25%#EC00B0
Less saturated −25%#CF1DA2

Channel breakdown

R236
G0
B176
Red236 (92.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue315.25°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 00 · B B0

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