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Recognised as Colour

#EC57F4

  • #EC57F4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#EC57F4 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 87, 244 and HSL 297°, 88%, 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

#EC57F4#EC57F4
HEX#EC57F4
RGBrgb(236, 87, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.3412, 0.9569
RGB percentages92.5%, 34.1%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(296.9, 87.7%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.9, 64.3%, 95.7%)
CMYK3.3%, 64.3%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,489,012
CSS custom property--colour: #EC57F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#13A80B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A8CF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#779EF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F26E9Fno 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 text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 19.5Dark orchid · ΔE 23.8Fuchsia · ΔE 24.4Magenta · ΔE 24.4Violet · ΔE 25.2Orchid · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 19.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5FF457
Analogous#9E57F4, #F457AD
Triadic#F4EC57, #57F4EC
Split complementary#AEF457, #57F49D
Tetradic#F49D57, #5FF457, #57ADF4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCE7FD
Lighter +20%#F7B7FA
Lighter +10%#F187F7
Darker −10%#E727F1
Darker −20%#CD0ED7
Darker −30%#9F0BA7
Darker −40%#720877
More saturated +25%#F64CFF
Less saturated −25%#D86DDE

Channel breakdown

R236
G87
B244
Red236 (92.5%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue296.94°
Saturation (HSL)87.71%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EC · G 57 · B F4

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