Recognised as Colour

#EC61FF

#EC61FF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#EC61FF is a magenta with RGB values 236, 97, 255 and HSL 293°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#EC61FF#EC61FF

HEX#EC61FF

RGBrgb(236, 97, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.3804, 1

RGB percentages92.5%, 38%, 100%

HSLhsl(292.8, 100%, 69%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.8, 62%, 100%)

CMYK7.5%, 62%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,491,583

CSS custom property--colour: #EC61FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.72:1

Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#139E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E92FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63 from the original

Deuteranopia#77A2FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64 from the original

Tritanopia#EF7AA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.7 Violet · ΔE 25.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 25.7 Magenta · ΔE 25.7 Orchid · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 19.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74FF61

Analogous#9D61FF, #FF61C3

Triadic#FFEC61, #61FFEC

Split complementary#C3FF61, #61FF9D

Tetradic#FF9D61, #74FF61, #61C3FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFAFF

Lighter +20%#F8C7FF

Lighter +10%#F294FF

Darker −10%#E62EFF

Darker −20%#DC00FA

Darker −30%#AF00C7

Darker −40%#820094

More saturated +25%#EC61FF

Less saturated −25%#DD75EB

Channel breakdown

R236

G97

B255

Red236 (92.5%)

Green97 (38%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue292.78°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness69.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR EC · G 61 · B FF

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Colour values

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