Recognised as Colour

#EC6EFF

#EC6EFF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#EC6EFF is a magenta with RGB values 236, 110, 255 and HSL 292°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#EC6EFF

RGBrgb(236, 110, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4314, 1

RGB percentages92.5%, 43.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(292.1, 100%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.1, 56.9%, 100%)

CMYK7.5%, 56.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,494,911

CSS custom property--colour: #EC6EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1

Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#139100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5399FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#80A7FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.3 from the original

Tritanopia#EF83ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16.3 Violet · ΔE 18.7 Orchid · ΔE 21.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.2 Fuchsia · ΔE 32.2 Magenta · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 16.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#81FF6E

Analogous#A46EFF, #FF6EC9

Triadic#FFEC6E, #6EFFEC

Split complementary#C9FF6E, #6EFFA4

Tetradic#FFA46E, #81FF6E, #6EC9FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9D4FF

Lighter +10%#F3A1FF

Darker −10%#E53BFF

Darker −20%#DF08FF

Darker −30%#B800D4

Darker −40%#8C00A1

More saturated +25%#EC6EFF

Less saturated −25%#DF80ED

Channel breakdown

R236

G110

B255

Red236 (92.5%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue292.14°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness71.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR EC · G 6E · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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