Colour
#EC74BA
- #EC74BA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Hot pink
#EC74BA is a magenta with RGB values 236, 116, 186 and HSL 325°, 76%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.
Colour values
#EC74BA#EC74BA
HEX#EC74BA
RGBrgb(236, 116, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4549, 0.7294
RGB percentages92.5%, 45.5%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(325, 75.9%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325, 50.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 50.8%, 21.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,496,378
CSS custom property--colour: #EC74BA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.77:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#138B45
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#74ECA6
Analogous#E274EC, #EC747E
Triadic#BAEC74, #74BAEC
Split complementary#7EEC74, #74ECE2
Tetradic#ECE274, #74ECA6, #747EEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G116
B186
Red236 (92.5%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue325°
Saturation (HSL)75.95%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 74 · B BA
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