Recognised as Colour
#EC04AE
- #EC04AE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#EC04AE is a magenta with RGB values 236, 4, 174 and HSL 316°, 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
#EC04AE#EC04AE
HEX#EC04AE
RGBrgb(236, 4, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.0157, 0.6824
RGB percentages92.5%, 1.6%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(316, 96.7%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316, 98.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 98.3%, 26.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,467,694
CSS custom property--colour: #EC04AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#13FB51
Colour vision & accessibility
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 text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#04EC42
Analogous#B604EC, #EC043A
Triadic#AEEC04, #04AEEC
Split complementary#3AEC04, #04ECB6
Tetradic#ECB604, #04EC42, #043AEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G4
B174
Red236 (92.5%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue316.03°
Saturation (HSL)96.67%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 04 · B AE
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