Recognised as Colour

#EC37DA

#EC37DA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Fuchsia

#EC37DA is a magenta with RGB values 236, 55, 218 and HSL 306°, 83%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#EC37DA#EC37DA

HEX#EC37DA

RGBrgb(236, 55, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.2157, 0.8549

RGB percentages92.5%, 21.6%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(306, 82.6%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(306, 76.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 76.7%, 7.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,480,794

CSS custom property--colour: #EC37DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1

Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#13C825

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B7ADEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7693D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F64D87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 23 Magenta · ΔE 23 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.2 Orchid · ΔE 29.2 Violet · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#37EC49

Analogous#A437EC, #EC377F

Triadic#DAEC37, #37DAEC

Split complementary#80EC37, #37ECA4

Tetradic#ECA337, #37EC49, #377FEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEF1FC

Lighter +30%#F9C3F4

Lighter +20%#F594EB

Lighter +10%#F066E3

Darker −10%#DB15C7

Darker −20%#AD109D

Darker −30%#7E0C73

Darker −40%#4F0848

More saturated +25%#FF24E9

Less saturated −25%#D152C4

Channel breakdown

R236

G55

B218

Red236 (92.5%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue305.97°

Saturation (HSL)82.65%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 37 · B DA

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