Colour

#EC6394

#EC6394
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC6394 is a red with RGB values 236, 99, 148 and HSL 339°, 78%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#EC6394

RGBrgb(236, 99, 148)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.3882, 0.5804

RGB percentages92.5%, 38.8%, 58%

HSLhsl(338.5, 78.3%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.5, 58.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 58.1%, 37.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,491,988

CSS custom property--colour: #EC6394;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1

Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#139C6B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B8295no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9F9C91no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FE5676no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.9 Hot pink · ΔE 13.8 Light coral · ΔE 24.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 26 Indian red · ΔE 26.2 Deep pink · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#63ECBB

Analogous#EC63D8, #EC7763

Triadic#94EC63, #6394EC

Split complementary#63EC77, #63D8EC

Tetradic#D9EC63, #63ECBB, #7763EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDEBF2

Lighter +20%#F7BED2

Lighter +10%#F290B3

Darker −10%#E63675

Darker −20%#D0195B

Darker −30%#A21447

Darker −40%#750E33

More saturated +25%#FF508F

Less saturated −25%#D6799A

Channel breakdown

R236

G99

B148

Red236 (92.5%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue148 (58%)

Hue338.54°

Saturation (HSL)78.29%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 63 · B 94

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