Colour

#EC56F3

#EC56F3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#EC56F3 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 86, 243 and HSL 297°, 87%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#EC56F3

RGBrgb(236, 86, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.3373, 0.9529

RGB percentages92.5%, 33.7%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(297.3, 86.7%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(297.3, 64.6%, 95.3%)

CMYK2.9%, 64.6%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,488,755

CSS custom property--colour: #EC56F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1

Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#13A90C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A8BF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#779EEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F26D9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 19.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.8 Fuchsia · ΔE 24.3 Magenta · ΔE 24.3 Violet · ΔE 25.3 Orchid · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 19.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5DF356

Analogous#9D56F3, #F356AC

Triadic#F3EC56, #56F3EC

Split complementary#ABF356, #56F39E

Tetradic#F39D56, #5DF356, #56ACF3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCE5FD

Lighter +20%#F7B5FA

Lighter +10%#F186F6

Darker −10%#E726F0

Darker −20%#CB0FD4

Darker −30%#9E0CA4

Darker −40%#700875

More saturated +25%#F74AFF

Less saturated −25%#D76DDC

Channel breakdown

R236

G86

B243

Red236 (92.5%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue297.32°

Saturation (HSL)86.74%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR EC · G 56 · B F3

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Colour values

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