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Recognised as Colour

#EC179D

  • #EC179D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep pink

#EC179D is a magenta with RGB values 236, 23, 157 and HSL 322°, 85%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.

Colour values

#EC179D#EC179D
HEX#EC179D
RGBrgb(236, 23, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.0902, 0.6157
RGB percentages92.5%, 9%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(322.3, 84.9%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.3, 90.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 90.3%, 33.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,472,541
CSS custom property--colour: #EC179D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#13E862

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A67A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 77.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#868B99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FE005Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 12Medium violet red · ΔE 13Hot pink · ΔE 21.9Orchid · ΔE 32.8Dark magenta · ΔE 35.2Violet · ΔE 36.1
Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 11.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#17EC66
Analogous#D117EC, #EC1732
Triadic#9DEC17, #179DEC
Split complementary#32EC17, #17ECD1
Tetradic#ECD117, #17EC66, #1732EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBD4ED
Lighter +30%#F8A4D9
Lighter +20%#F475C5
Lighter +10%#F046B1
Darker −10%#C0107F
Darker −20%#910C60
Darker −30%#620841
Darker −40%#330422
More saturated +25%#FF04A2
Less saturated −25%#CD3695

Channel breakdown

R236
G23
B157
Red236 (92.5%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue322.25°
Saturation (HSL)84.86%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 17 · B 9D

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