Recognised as Colour

#EC78CD

#EC78CD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#EC78CD is a magenta with RGB values 236, 120, 205 and HSL 316°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#EC78CD

RGBrgb(236, 120, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4706, 0.8039

RGB percentages92.5%, 47.1%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(316, 75.3%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(316, 49.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 49.2%, 13.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,497,421

CSS custom property--colour: #EC78CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1

Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#138732

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C96D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9CA8CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F77B99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.1 Violet · ΔE 13.5 Hot pink · ΔE 16 Plum · ΔE 23.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78EC97

Analogous#D178EC, #EC7893

Triadic#CDEC78, #78CDEC

Split complementary#93EC78, #78ECD1

Tetradic#ECD178, #78EC97, #7893EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEFF

Lighter +20%#F9D1EE

Lighter +10%#F2A5DE

Darker −10%#E64BBC

Darker −20%#DF1FAC

Darker −30%#B21989

Darker −40%#851367

More saturated +25%#FF65D6

Less saturated −25%#D98BC4

Channel breakdown

R236

G120

B205

Red236 (92.5%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue316.03°

Saturation (HSL)75.32%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 78 · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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