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Recognised as Colour

#EC56FB

  • #EC56FB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#EC56FB is a magenta with RGB values 236, 86, 251 and HSL 295°, 95%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#EC56FB#EC56FB
HEX#EC56FB
RGBrgb(236, 86, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.3373, 0.9843
RGB percentages92.5%, 33.7%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(294.5, 95.4%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.5, 65.7%, 98.4%)
CMYK6%, 65.7%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,488,763
CSS custom property--colour: #EC56FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#13A904

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F8DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#729EF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F070A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 21.8Fuchsia · ΔE 21.8Magenta · ΔE 21.8Dark orchid · ΔE 23.7Dark violet · ΔE 28.1Violet · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 21.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#65FB56
Analogous#9956FB, #FB56B8
Triadic#FBEC56, #56FBEC
Split complementary#B7FB56, #56FB9A
Tetradic#FB9A56, #65FB56, #56B8FB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDEBFF
Lighter +20%#F7BAFD
Lighter +10%#F288FC
Darker −10%#E624FA
Darker −20%#D105E6
Darker −30%#A404B4
Darker −40%#760382
More saturated +25%#EF52FF
Less saturated −25%#DA6CE5

Channel breakdown

R236
G86
B251
Red236 (92.5%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue294.55°
Saturation (HSL)95.38%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EC · G 56 · B FB

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