Colour

#EC69F6

#EC69F6
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#EC69F6 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 105, 246 and HSL 296°, 89%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#EC69F6

RGBrgb(236, 105, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4118, 0.9647

RGB percentages92.5%, 41.2%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(295.7, 88.7%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(295.7, 57.3%, 96.5%)

CMYK4.1%, 57.3%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,493,622

CSS custom property--colour: #EC69F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1

Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#139609

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5495FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#81A4F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F17CA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.3 Violet · ΔE 17.3 Orchid · ΔE 19.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 32.5 Magenta · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73F669

Analogous#A569F6, #F669BA

Triadic#F6EC69, #69F6EC

Split complementary#B9F669, #69F6A6

Tetradic#F6A669, #73F669, #69BAF6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEF9FF

Lighter +20%#F8C9FC

Lighter +10%#F299F9

Darker −10%#E639F3

Darker −20%#DB0EEB

Darker −30%#AE0BBB

Darker −40%#81088B

More saturated +25%#F460FF

Less saturated −25%#DB7DE2

Channel breakdown

R236

G105

B246

Red236 (92.5%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue295.74°

Saturation (HSL)88.68%

Lightness68.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR EC · G 69 · B F6

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Colour values

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