Colour

#EC76ED

#EC76ED
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#EC76ED is a magenta with RGB values 236, 118, 237 and HSL 299°, 77%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#EC76ED#EC76ED

HEX#EC76ED

RGBrgb(236, 118, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4627, 0.9294

RGB percentages92.5%, 46.3%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(299.5, 76.8%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(299.5, 50.2%, 92.9%)

CMYK0.4%, 50.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,496,941

CSS custom property--colour: #EC76ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1

Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#138912

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A9AF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8EA9E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F283A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 6.5 Orchid · ΔE 9.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.6 Medium purple · ΔE 29.2 Hot pink · ΔE 29.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 6.54, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#77ED76

Analogous#B176ED, #ED76B3

Triadic#EDEC76, #76EDEC

Split complementary#B3ED76, #76EDB0

Tetradic#EDB076, #77ED76, #76B3ED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFDFF

Lighter +20%#F9D0F9

Lighter +10%#F2A3F3

Darker −10%#E649E7

Darker −20%#DE1DE0

Darker −30%#B117B3

Darker −40%#841285

More saturated +25%#FE64FF

Less saturated −25%#D989DA

Channel breakdown

R236

G118

B237

Red236 (92.5%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue299.5°

Saturation (HSL)76.77%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR EC · G 76 · B ED

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Colour values

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