Recognised as Colour
#EC66DF
- #EC66DF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#EC66DF is a magenta with RGB values 236, 102, 223 and HSL 306°, 78%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#EC66DF#EC66DF
HEX#EC66DF
RGBrgb(236, 102, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4, 0.8745
RGB percentages92.5%, 40%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(305.8, 77.9%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.8, 56.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 56.8%, 5.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,492,831
CSS custom property--colour: #EC66DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#139920
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#66EC73
Analogous#B666EC, #EC669C
Triadic#DFEC66, #66DFEC
Split complementary#9CEC66, #66ECB6
Tetradic#ECB666, #66EC73, #669CEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G102
B223
Red236 (92.5%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue305.82°
Saturation (HSL)77.91%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 66 · B DF
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page