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Recognised as Colour

#EC00DB

  • #EC00DB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#EC00DB is a magenta with RGB values 236, 0, 219 and HSL 304°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#EC00DB#EC00DB
HEX#EC00DB
RGBrgb(236, 0, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0, 0.8588
RGB percentages92.5%, 0%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(304.3, 100%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.3, 100%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 7.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,466,715
CSS custom property--colour: #EC00DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#13FF24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 75.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B8ED7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F73781no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 15Magenta · ΔE 15Dark violet · ΔE 29.6Dark orchid · ΔE 29.8Medium orchid · ΔE 31.3Blue violet · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 14.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00EC11
Analogous#8700EC, #EC0065
Triadic#DBEC00, #00DBEC
Split complementary#65EC00, #00EC87
Tetradic#EC8700, #00EC11, #0065EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFB9FA
Lighter +30%#FF86F6
Lighter +20%#FF53F3
Lighter +10%#FF20EF
Darker −10%#B900AC
Darker −20%#86007C
Darker −30%#53004D
Darker −40%#20001E
More saturated +25%#EC00DB
Less saturated −25%#CF1DC2

Channel breakdown

R236
G0
B219
Red236 (92.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue304.32°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 00 · B DB

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