Colour

#EC6399

#EC6399
Red
Dark
Nearest: Hot pink

#EC6399 is a red with RGB values 236, 99, 153 and HSL 336°, 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 Hot pink.

Colour values

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HEX#EC6399

RGBrgb(236, 99, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.3882, 0.6

RGB percentages92.5%, 38.8%, 60%

HSLhsl(336.4, 78.3%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.4, 58.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 58.1%, 35.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,491,993

CSS custom property--colour: #EC6399;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1

Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#139C66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A839Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9E9C96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FD5878no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 11.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 12.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 24.3 Light coral · ΔE 27.2 Deep pink · ΔE 27.2 Indian red · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 11.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#63ECB6

Analogous#EC63DE, #EC7163

Triadic#99EC63, #6399EC

Split complementary#63EC71, #63DEEC

Tetradic#DEEC63, #63ECB6, #7163EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDEBF2

Lighter +20%#F7BED4

Lighter +10%#F290B7

Darker −10%#E6367B

Darker −20%#D01961

Darker −30%#A2144C

Darker −40%#750E37

More saturated +25%#FF5095

Less saturated −25%#D6799E

Channel breakdown

R236

G99

B153

Red236 (92.5%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue336.35°

Saturation (HSL)78.29%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 63 · B 99

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