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Recognised as Colour

#EC42FF

  • #EC42FF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#EC42FF is a magenta with RGB values 236, 66, 255 and HSL 294°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#EC42FF#EC42FF
HEX#EC42FF
RGBrgb(236, 66, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.2588, 1
RGB percentages92.5%, 25.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(294, 100%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294, 74.1%, 100%)
CMYK7.5%, 74.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,483,647
CSS custom property--colour: #EC42FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#13BD00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0086FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6499FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F0669Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 13.4Magenta · ΔE 13.4Dark violet · ΔE 24.9Dark orchid · ΔE 26.2Blue violet · ΔE 27.9Medium orchid · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 13.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55FF42
Analogous#8E42FF, #FF42B3
Triadic#FFEC42, #42FFEC
Split complementary#B3FF42, #42FF8E
Tetradic#FF8E42, #55FF42, #42B3FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBDBFF
Lighter +20%#F6A8FF
Lighter +10%#F175FF
Darker −10%#E70FFF
Darker −20%#C500DB
Darker −30%#9700A8
Darker −40%#690075
More saturated +25%#EC42FF
Less saturated −25%#D95AE7

Channel breakdown

R236
G66
B255
Red236 (92.5%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue293.97°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EC · G 42 · B FF

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