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Recognised as Colour

#EC15C8

  • #EC15C8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#EC15C8 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 21, 200 and HSL 310°, 85%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#EC15C8#EC15C8
HEX#EC15C8
RGBrgb(236, 21, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.0824, 0.7843
RGB percentages92.5%, 8.2%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(310, 85%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310, 91.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 91.1%, 15.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,472,072
CSS custom property--colour: #EC15C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#13EA37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#246FCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#778DC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F92D77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 25.5Magenta · ΔE 25.5Medium orchid · ΔE 28.4Medium violet red · ΔE 30Dark orchid · ΔE 31.8Dark magenta · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 25.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#15EC39
Analogous#A415EC, #EC155D
Triadic#C8EC15, #15C8EC
Split complementary#5DEC15, #15ECA4
Tetradic#ECA415, #15EC39, #155DEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBD2F4
Lighter +30%#F7A3E9
Lighter +20%#F473DE
Lighter +10%#F044D3
Darker −10%#BF0FA1
Darker −20%#8F0C79
Darker −30%#600851
Darker −40%#310429
More saturated +25%#FF02D5
Less saturated −25%#CC35B3

Channel breakdown

R236
G21
B200
Red236 (92.5%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue310.05°
Saturation (HSL)84.98%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 15 · B C8

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