Recognised as Colour
#EC1DAD
- #EC1DAD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#EC1DAD is a magenta with RGB values 236, 29, 173 and HSL 318°, 84%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#EC1DAD#EC1DAD
HEX#EC1DAD
RGBrgb(236, 29, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.1137, 0.6784
RGB percentages92.5%, 11.4%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(318.3, 84.5%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.3, 87.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 87.7%, 26.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,474,093
CSS custom property--colour: #EC1DAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#13E252
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1DEC5C
Analogous#C31DEC, #EC1D46
Triadic#ADEC1D, #1DADEC
Split complementary#46EC1D, #1DECC3
Tetradic#ECC31D, #1DEC5C, #1D46EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G29
B173
Red236 (92.5%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue318.26°
Saturation (HSL)84.49%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 1D · B AD
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