Recognised as Colour
#EC7CDE
- #EC7CDE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#EC7CDE is a magenta with RGB values 236, 124, 222 and HSL 308°, 75%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#EC7CDE#EC7CDE
HEX#EC7CDE
RGBrgb(236, 124, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4863, 0.8706
RGB percentages92.5%, 48.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(307.5, 74.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.5, 47.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 47.5%, 5.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,498,462
CSS custom property--colour: #EC7CDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.5:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#138321
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7CEC8A
Analogous#C27CEC, #EC7CA6
Triadic#DEEC7C, #7CDEEC
Split complementary#A6EC7C, #7CECC2
Tetradic#ECC27C, #7CEC8A, #7CA6EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G124
B222
Red236 (92.5%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue307.5°
Saturation (HSL)74.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 7C · B DE
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