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Recognised as Colour

#EC6AFA

  • #EC6AFA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#EC6AFA is a magenta with RGB values 236, 106, 250 and HSL 294°, 94%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#EC6AFA#EC6AFA
HEX#EC6AFA
RGBrgb(236, 106, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4157, 0.9804
RGB percentages92.5%, 41.6%, 98%
HSLhsl(294.2, 93.5%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.2, 57.6%, 98%)
CMYK5.6%, 57.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,493,882
CSS custom property--colour: #EC6AFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.01:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#139505

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5296FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#80A5F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F07EA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.9Violet · ΔE 18.5Orchid · ΔE 20.7Dark orchid · ΔE 25.1Fuchsia · ΔE 31.7Magenta · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78FA6A
Analogous#A46AFA, #FA6AC0
Triadic#FAEC6A, #6AFAEC
Split complementary#C0FA6A, #6AFAA4
Tetradic#FAA46A, #78FA6A, #6AC0FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFEFF
Lighter +20%#F9CDFD
Lighter +10%#F29BFC
Darker −10%#E639F8
Darker −20%#DF08F6
Darker −30%#B207C4
Darker −40%#850593
More saturated +25%#F065FF
Less saturated −25%#DC7DE7

Channel breakdown

R236
G106
B250
Red236 (92.5%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue294.17°
Saturation (HSL)93.51%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EC · G 6A · B FA

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