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Recognised as Colour

#EC2DC8

  • #EC2DC8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#EC2DC8 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 45, 200 and HSL 311°, 83%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#EC2DC8#EC2DC8
HEX#EC2DC8
RGBrgb(236, 45, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.1765, 0.7843
RGB percentages92.5%, 17.6%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(311.3, 83.4%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.3, 80.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 80.9%, 15.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,478,216
CSS custom property--colour: #EC2DC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#13D237

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3674CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B90C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F93B7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 25.5Medium violet red · ΔE 26.9Orchid · ΔE 27.9Fuchsia · ΔE 29.1Magenta · ΔE 29.1Violet · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 25.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2DEC51
Analogous#B02DEC, #EC2D69
Triadic#C8EC2D, #2DC8EC
Split complementary#68EC2D, #2DECB0
Tetradic#ECB12D, #2DEC51, #2D69EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDE8F9
Lighter +30%#F9B9ED
Lighter +20%#F48BE0
Lighter +10%#F05CD4
Darker −10%#D313AF
Darker −20%#A40F88
Darker −30%#750B61
Darker −40%#47063B
More saturated +25%#FF1AD4
Less saturated −25%#CF4AB6

Channel breakdown

R236
G45
B200
Red236 (92.5%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue311.31°
Saturation (HSL)83.41%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 2D · B C8

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