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Recognised as Colour

#EC158F

  • #EC158F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep pink

#EC158F is a magenta with RGB values 236, 21, 143 and HSL 326°, 85%, 50%. 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

#EC158F#EC158F
HEX#EC158F
RGBrgb(236, 21, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.0824, 0.5608
RGB percentages92.5%, 8.2%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(326, 85%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326, 91.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 91.1%, 39.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,472,015
CSS custom property--colour: #EC158F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#13EA70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#506592no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 77.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#898A8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF0056no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 6.9Medium violet red · ΔE 13.1Hot pink · ΔE 20.6Pale violetred · ΔE 36.8Orchid · ΔE 36.8Dark magenta · ΔE 39.5
Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 6.86, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#15EC72
Analogous#DE15EC, #EC1523
Triadic#8FEC15, #158FEC
Split complementary#23EC15, #15ECDE
Tetradic#ECDE15, #15EC72, #1523EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBD2E9
Lighter +30%#F7A3D3
Lighter +20%#F473BC
Lighter +10%#F044A6
Darker −10%#BF0F73
Darker −20%#8F0C56
Darker −30%#60083A
Darker −40%#31041E
More saturated +25%#FF0292
Less saturated −25%#CC358B

Channel breakdown

R236
G21
B143
Red236 (92.5%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue325.95°
Saturation (HSL)84.98%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 15 · B 8F

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