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Recognised as Colour

#EC00BA

  • #EC00BA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#EC00BA is a magenta with RGB values 236, 0, 186 and HSL 313°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#EC00BA#EC00BA
HEX#EC00BA
RGBrgb(236, 0, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0, 0.7294
RGB percentages92.5%, 0%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(312.7, 100%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.7, 100%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 21.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,466,682
CSS custom property--colour: #EC00BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21378WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#13FF45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E6ABEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 78.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A8BB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FB136Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 24.9Deep pink · ΔE 27.4Medium orchid · ΔE 30.8Fuchsia · ΔE 31.2Magenta · ΔE 31.2Dark magenta · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 24.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00EC32
Analogous#A800EC, #EC0044
Triadic#BAEC00, #00BAEC
Split complementary#44EC00, #00ECA8
Tetradic#ECA800, #00EC32, #0044EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFB9F0
Lighter +30%#FF86E5
Lighter +20%#FF53DB
Lighter +10%#FF20D0
Darker −10%#B90092
Darker −20%#86006A
Darker −30%#530041
Darker −40%#200019
More saturated +25%#EC00BA
Less saturated −25%#CF1DA9

Channel breakdown

R236
G0
B186
Red236 (92.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue312.71°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 00 · B BA

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