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Recognised as Colour

#EC449C

  • #EC449C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#EC449C is a magenta with RGB values 236, 68, 156 and HSL 329°, 82%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#EC449C#EC449C
HEX#EC449C
RGBrgb(236, 68, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.2667, 0.6118
RGB percentages92.5%, 26.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(328.6, 81.6%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328.6, 71.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 71.2%, 33.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,484,060
CSS custom property--colour: #EC449C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#13BB63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#61749Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#919298no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FE366Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 11Medium violet red · ΔE 12.6Deep pink · ΔE 14.9Pale violetred · ΔE 27.6Orchid · ΔE 28.9Violet · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 10.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#44EC94
Analogous#E844EC, #EC4448
Triadic#9CEC44, #449CEC
Split complementary#48EC44, #44ECE8
Tetradic#ECE844, #44EC94, #4448EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFDFE
Lighter +30%#FACFE6
Lighter +20%#F5A1CD
Lighter +10%#F172B5
Darker −10%#E61783
Darker −20%#B71369
Darker −30%#890E4E
Darker −40%#5B0934
More saturated +25%#FF319D
Less saturated −25%#D25E9B

Channel breakdown

R236
G68
B156
Red236 (92.5%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue328.57°
Saturation (HSL)81.55%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 44 · B 9C

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