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Recognised as Colour

#EC43ED

  • #EC43ED
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#EC43ED is a magenta with RGB values 236, 67, 237 and HSL 300°, 83%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#EC43ED#EC43ED
HEX#EC43ED
RGBrgb(236, 67, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.2627, 0.9294
RGB percentages92.5%, 26.3%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(299.6, 82.5%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.6, 71.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK0.4%, 71.7%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,483,885
CSS custom property--colour: #EC43ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#13BC12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E82F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7098E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F35E95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 18.9Magenta · ΔE 18.9Medium orchid · ΔE 23.8Dark orchid · ΔE 24.8Dark violet · ΔE 28Violet · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 18.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#44ED43
Analogous#9743ED, #ED4399
Triadic#EDEC43, #43EDEC
Split complementary#99ED43, #43ED97
Tetradic#ED9743, #44ED43, #4399ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFDFF
Lighter +30%#FACFFA
Lighter +20%#F5A0F6
Lighter +10%#F172F1
Darker −10%#E616E7
Darker −20%#B712B8
Darker −30%#890D8A
Darker −40%#5B095B
More saturated +25%#FE31FF
Less saturated −25%#D35DD3

Channel breakdown

R236
G67
B237
Red236 (92.5%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue299.65°
Saturation (HSL)82.52%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EC · G 43 · B ED

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