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Recognised as Colour

#EC05DE

  • #EC05DE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#EC05DE is a magenta with RGB values 236, 5, 222 and HSL 304°, 96%, 47%. 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

#EC05DE#EC05DE
HEX#EC05DE
RGBrgb(236, 5, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.0196, 0.8706
RGB percentages92.5%, 2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(303.6, 95.9%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.6, 97.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 97.9%, 5.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,467,998
CSS custom property--colour: #EC05DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#13FA21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 75.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A8EDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F63B83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 13.9Magenta · ΔE 13.9Dark violet · ΔE 28.9Dark orchid · ΔE 29.5Medium orchid · ΔE 31.5Blue violet · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 13.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#05EC13
Analogous#8605EC, #EC056B
Triadic#DEEC05, #05DEEC
Split complementary#6BEC05, #05EC86
Tetradic#EC8605, #05EC13, #056BEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEBFFA
Lighter +30%#FD8DF6
Lighter +20%#FC5BF2
Lighter +10%#FA2AEE
Darker −10%#BA04AF
Darker −20%#880380
Darker −30%#560251
Darker −40%#240122
More saturated +25%#F100E2
Less saturated −25%#CE23C4

Channel breakdown

R236
G5
B222
Red236 (92.5%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue303.64°
Saturation (HSL)95.85%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 05 · B DE

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