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Recognised as Colour

#EC4AA6

  • #EC4AA6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#EC4AA6 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 74, 166 and HSL 326°, 81%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#EC4AA6#EC4AA6
HEX#EC4AA6
RGBrgb(236, 74, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.2902, 0.651
RGB percentages92.5%, 29%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(325.9, 81%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.9, 68.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 68.6%, 29.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,485,606
CSS custom property--colour: #EC4AA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#13B559

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6278A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9095A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FD4272no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 10.4Medium violet red · ΔE 12.9Deep pink · ΔE 17.6Orchid · ΔE 24.8Violet · ΔE 28.4Pale violetred · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 10.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4AEC90
Analogous#E14AEC, #EC4A55
Triadic#A6EC4A, #4AA6EC
Split complementary#55EC4A, #4AECE1
Tetradic#ECE14A, #4AEC90, #4A55EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBD4EA
Lighter +20%#F6A6D3
Lighter +10%#F178BD
Darker −10%#E71C8F
Darker −20%#BC1473
Darker −30%#8E0F57
Darker −40%#600A3B
More saturated +25%#FF37A9
Less saturated −25%#D363A3

Channel breakdown

R236
G74
B166
Red236 (92.5%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue325.93°
Saturation (HSL)81%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 4A · B A6

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