Recognised as Colour
#EC72DA
- #EC72DA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#EC72DA is a magenta with RGB values 236, 114, 218 and HSL 309°, 76%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#EC72DA#EC72DA
HEX#EC72DA
RGBrgb(236, 114, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4471, 0.8549
RGB percentages92.5%, 44.7%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(308.9, 76.3%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.9, 51.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 51.7%, 7.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,495,898
CSS custom property--colour: #EC72DA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#138D25
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72EC84
Analogous#C172EC, #EC729D
Triadic#DAEC72, #72DAEC
Split complementary#9DEC72, #72ECC1
Tetradic#ECC172, #72EC84, #729DEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G114
B218
Red236 (92.5%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue308.85°
Saturation (HSL)76.25%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 72 · B DA
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