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Recognised as Colour

#EC36AA

  • #EC36AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#EC36AA is a magenta with RGB values 236, 54, 170 and HSL 322°, 83%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#EC36AA#EC36AA
HEX#EC36AA
RGBrgb(236, 54, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.2118, 0.6667
RGB percentages92.5%, 21.2%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(321.8, 82.7%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.8, 77.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 77.1%, 28%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,480,490
CSS custom property--colour: #EC36AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#13C955

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5271ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72 from the original
Deuteranopia#8990A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FD2F6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13Deep pink · ΔE 16.8Hot pink · ΔE 18.5Orchid · ΔE 26.3Violet · ΔE 29.5Medium orchid · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#36EC78
Analogous#D336EC, #EC364F
Triadic#AAEC36, #36AAEC
Split complementary#4FEC36, #36ECD3
Tetradic#ECD336, #36EC78, #364FEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEF0F9
Lighter +30%#F9C2E5
Lighter +20%#F593D1
Lighter +10%#F065BE
Darker −10%#DA1593
Darker −20%#AC1073
Darker −30%#7D0C54
Darker −40%#4F0735
More saturated +25%#FF23AF
Less saturated −25%#D151A2

Channel breakdown

R236
G54
B170
Red236 (92.5%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue321.76°
Saturation (HSL)82.73%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 36 · B AA

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