Colour
#EC31A2
- #EC31A2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#EC31A2 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 49, 162 and HSL 324°, 83%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#EC31A2#EC31A2
HEX#EC31A2
RGBrgb(236, 49, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.1922, 0.6353
RGB percentages92.5%, 19.2%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(323.7, 83.1%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.7, 79.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 79.2%, 31.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,479,202
CSS custom property--colour: #EC31A2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#13CE5D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#31EC7B
Analogous#D831EC, #EC3145
Triadic#A2EC31, #31A2EC
Split complementary#45EC31, #31ECD9
Tetradic#ECD931, #31EC7B, #3144EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G49
B162
Red236 (92.5%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue323.74°
Saturation (HSL)83.11%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 31 · B A2
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