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Recognised as Colour

#EC03B5

  • #EC03B5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#EC03B5 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 3, 181 and HSL 314°, 97%, 47%. 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

#EC03B5#EC03B5
HEX#EC03B5
RGBrgb(236, 3, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.0118, 0.7098
RGB percentages92.5%, 1.2%, 71%
HSLhsl(314.2, 97.5%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.2, 98.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 98.7%, 23.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,467,445
CSS custom property--colour: #EC03B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#13FC4A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3469B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 78 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D8BB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FC0B6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 22.5Deep pink · ΔE 24.7Hot pink · ΔE 31.4Medium orchid · ΔE 31.5Orchid · ΔE 31.9Dark magenta · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 22.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#03EC3A
Analogous#AF03EC, #EC0340
Triadic#B5EC03, #03B5EC
Split complementary#41EC03, #03ECAE
Tetradic#ECAE03, #03EC3A, #0341EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEBDEF
Lighter +30%#FE8AE2
Lighter +20%#FD58D6
Lighter +10%#FC26CA
Darker −10%#BA028E
Darker −20%#870268
Darker −30%#550141
Darker −40%#23001B
More saturated +25%#EF00B7
Less saturated −25%#CE21A5

Channel breakdown

R236
G3
B181
Red236 (92.5%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue314.16°
Saturation (HSL)97.49%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 03 · B B5

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