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Recognised as Colour

#EC0991

  • #EC0991
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep pink

#EC0991 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 9, 145 and HSL 324°, 93%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.

Colour values

#EC0991#EC0991
HEX#EC0991
RGBrgb(236, 9, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.0353, 0.5686
RGB percentages92.5%, 3.5%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(324.1, 92.7%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.1, 96.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 96.2%, 38.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,468,945
CSS custom property--colour: #EC0991;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#13F66E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C6494no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 79.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#88898Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF0055no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 7.3Medium violet red · ΔE 13.3Hot pink · ΔE 21.8Orchid · ΔE 36.7Pale violetred · ΔE 38.5Dark magenta · ΔE 38.7
Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 7.35, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#09EC64
Analogous#D509EC, #EC0920
Triadic#91EC09, #0991EC
Split complementary#20EC09, #09ECD5
Tetradic#ECD509, #09EC64, #0920EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDC4E6
Lighter +30%#FB93D1
Lighter +20%#F962BC
Lighter +10%#F731A8
Darker −10%#BB0773
Darker −20%#8A0555
Darker −30%#590336
Darker −40%#270218
More saturated +25%#F50093
Less saturated −25%#CD288B

Channel breakdown

R236
G9
B145
Red236 (92.5%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue324.05°
Saturation (HSL)92.65%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 09 · B 91

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