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Colour

#EC79B3

  • #EC79B3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC79B3 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 121, 179 and HSL 330°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EC79B3#EC79B3
HEX#EC79B3
RGBrgb(236, 121, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4745, 0.702
RGB percentages92.5%, 47.5%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(329.7, 75.2%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.7, 48.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 48.7%, 24.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,497,651
CSS custom property--colour: #EC79B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#13864C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8693B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4A7B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FA758Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.9Hot pink · ΔE 13.4Plum · ΔE 23.1Orchid · ΔE 24.7Violet · ΔE 27.4Medium violet red · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79ECB2
Analogous#EC79EC, #EC7979
Triadic#B3EC79, #79B3EC
Split complementary#79EC79, #79ECEC
Tetradic#ECEC79, #79ECB2, #7979EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9D2E6
Lighter +10%#F2A6CC
Darker −10%#E64C9A
Darker −20%#DF2080
Darker −30%#B31967
Darker −40%#86134D
More saturated +25%#FF66B3
Less saturated −25%#D98CB3

Channel breakdown

R236
G121
B179
Red236 (92.5%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue329.74°
Saturation (HSL)75.16%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 79 · B B3

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