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Recognised as Colour

#EC20E6

  • #EC20E6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#EC20E6 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 32, 230 and HSL 302°, 84%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#EC20E6#EC20E6
HEX#EC20E6
RGBrgb(236, 32, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.1255, 0.902
RGB percentages92.5%, 12.5%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(301.8, 84.3%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.8, 86.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 86.4%, 2.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,474,918
CSS custom property--colour: #EC20E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#13DF19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0077EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6991E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80 from the original
Tritanopia#F5488Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 12.9Magenta · ΔE 12.9Dark violet · ΔE 27.4Dark orchid · ΔE 28Medium orchid · ΔE 30.4Blue violet · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#20EC26
Analogous#8C20EC, #EC2080
Triadic#E6EC20, #20E6EC
Split complementary#80EC20, #20EC8C
Tetradic#EC8C20, #20EC26, #2080EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCDCFB
Lighter +30%#F8ADF6
Lighter +20%#F47EF1
Lighter +10%#F04FEB
Darker −10%#C811C3
Darker −20%#990D95
Darker −30%#6A0967
Darker −40%#3B0539
More saturated +25%#FF0DF8
Less saturated −25%#CE3ECA

Channel breakdown

R236
G32
B230
Red236 (92.5%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue301.76°
Saturation (HSL)84.3%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 20 · B E6

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