Colour

#EC68EC

#EC68EC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#EC68EC is a magenta with RGB values 236, 104, 236 and HSL 300°, 78%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#EC68EC#EC68EC

HEX#EC68EC

RGBrgb(236, 104, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4078, 0.9255

RGB percentages92.5%, 40.8%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(300, 77.6%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 55.9%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 55.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,493,356

CSS custom property--colour: #EC68EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1

Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#139713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A92F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#85A3E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F378A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 13.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.6 Orchid · ΔE 15.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.3 Hot pink · ΔE 32.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 13.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#68EC68

Analogous#AA68EC, #EC68AA

Triadic#ECEC68, #68ECEC

Split complementary#AAEC68, #68ECAA

Tetradic#ECAA68, #68EC68, #68AAEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDF0FD

Lighter +20%#F7C3F7

Lighter +10%#F295F2

Darker −10%#E63BE6

Darker −20%#D31BD3

Darker −30%#A615A6

Darker −40%#790F79

More saturated +25%#FF55FF

Less saturated −25%#D77DD7

Channel breakdown

R236

G104

B236

Red236 (92.5%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)77.65%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR EC · G 68 · B EC

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Colour values

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