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Recognised as Colour

#EC0899

  • #EC0899
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep pink

#EC0899 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 8, 153 and HSL 322°, 93%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.

Colour values

#EC0899#EC0899
HEX#EC0899
RGBrgb(236, 8, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.0314, 0.6
RGB percentages92.5%, 3.1%, 60%
HSLhsl(321.8, 93.4%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.8, 96.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 96.6%, 35.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,468,697
CSS custom property--colour: #EC0899;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#13F766

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#48659Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 78.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#868995no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF005Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 10.6Medium violet red · ΔE 13.4Hot pink · ΔE 22.8Orchid · ΔE 34.6Dark magenta · ΔE 36.3Violet · ΔE 37.9
Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 10.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#08EC5B
Analogous#CD08EC, #EC0827
Triadic#99EC08, #0899EC
Split complementary#27EC08, #08ECCD
Tetradic#ECCD08, #08EC5B, #0827EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDC3E8
Lighter +30%#FB92D5
Lighter +20%#FA60C2
Lighter +10%#F82FAF
Darker −10%#BB0679
Darker −20%#890559
Darker −30%#580339
Darker −40%#270119
More saturated +25%#F4009B
Less saturated −25%#CE2691

Channel breakdown

R236
G8
B153
Red236 (92.5%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue321.84°
Saturation (HSL)93.44%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 08 · B 99

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