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Recognised as Colour

#EC6CDB

  • #EC6CDB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#EC6CDB is a magenta with RGB values 236, 108, 219 and HSL 308°, 77%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#EC6CDB#EC6CDB
HEX#EC6CDB
RGBrgb(236, 108, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4235, 0.8588
RGB percentages92.5%, 42.4%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(308, 77.1%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308, 54.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 54.2%, 7.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,494,363
CSS custom property--colour: #EC6CDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#139324

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6991DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA4D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F5759Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 8Violet · ΔE 8.8Medium orchid · ΔE 17.8Hot pink · ΔE 23.5Medium violet red · ΔE 28.6Medium purple · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 7.96, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6CEC7D
Analogous#BD6CEC, #EC6C9B
Triadic#DBEC6C, #6CDBEC
Split complementary#9BEC6C, #6CECBD
Tetradic#ECBD6C, #6CEC7D, #6C9BEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEF3FC
Lighter +20%#F8C6F1
Lighter +10%#F299E6
Darker −10%#E63FD0
Darker −20%#D61CBE
Darker −30%#A91696
Darker −40%#7C106E
More saturated +25%#FF59E9
Less saturated −25%#D781CC

Channel breakdown

R236
G108
B219
Red236 (92.5%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue307.97°
Saturation (HSL)77.11%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 6C · B DB

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