Recognised as Colour
#EC79E0
- #EC79E0
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#EC79E0 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 121, 224 and HSL 306°, 75%, 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
#EC79E0#EC79E0
HEX#EC79E0
RGBrgb(236, 121, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4745, 0.8784
RGB percentages92.5%, 47.5%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(306.3, 75.2%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.3, 48.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 48.7%, 5.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,497,696
CSS custom property--colour: #EC79E0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176 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#999999
Inverted#13861F
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#79EC85
Analogous#BE79EC, #EC79A7
Triadic#E0EC79, #79E0EC
Split complementary#A7EC79, #79ECBE
Tetradic#ECBE79, #79EC85, #79A7EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G121
B224
Red236 (92.5%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue306.26°
Saturation (HSL)75.16%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 79 · B E0
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