Colour

#EC65ED

#EC65ED
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#EC65ED is a magenta with RGB values 236, 101, 237 and HSL 300°, 79%, 66%. 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

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HEX#EC65ED

RGBrgb(236, 101, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.3961, 0.9294

RGB percentages92.5%, 39.6%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(299.6, 79.1%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(299.6, 57.4%, 92.9%)

CMYK0.4%, 57.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,492,589

CSS custom property--colour: #EC65ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1

Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#139A12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5591F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#83A2E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F276A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.9 Violet · ΔE 15.8 Orchid · ΔE 17.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 33 Fuchsia · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#66ED65

Analogous#A865ED, #ED65AA

Triadic#EDEC65, #65EDEC

Split complementary#AAED65, #65EDA8

Tetradic#EDA865, #66ED65, #65AAED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDEEFD

Lighter +20%#F7C0F8

Lighter +10%#F293F2

Darker −10%#E637E8

Darker −20%#D219D3

Darker −30%#A513A6

Darker −40%#770E78

More saturated +25%#FE53FF

Less saturated −25%#D77AD7

Channel breakdown

R236

G101

B237

Red236 (92.5%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue299.56°

Saturation (HSL)79.07%

Lightness66.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR EC · G 65 · B ED

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Colour values

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