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Recognised as Colour

#EC7DDC

  • #EC7DDC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#EC7DDC is a magenta with RGB values 236, 125, 220 and HSL 309°, 74%, 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

#EC7DDC#EC7DDC
HEX#EC7DDC
RGBrgb(236, 125, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4902, 0.8627
RGB percentages92.5%, 49%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(308.6, 74.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.6, 47%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 47%, 6.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,498,716
CSS custom property--colour: #EC7DDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#138223

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B9BDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AABD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F584A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 6.7Violet · ΔE 7.3Hot pink · ΔE 21.4Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9Plum · ΔE 24.6Medium purple · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 6.74, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DEC8D
Analogous#C57DEC, #EC7DA4
Triadic#DCEC7D, #7DDCEC
Split complementary#A4EC7D, #7DECC4
Tetradic#ECC47D, #7DEC8D, #7DA4EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9D6F4
Lighter +10%#F3A9E8
Darker −10%#E551D0
Darker −20%#DF24C4
Darker −30%#B51B9F
Darker −40%#891478
More saturated +25%#FF6AE9
Less saturated −25%#D990CF

Channel breakdown

R236
G125
B220
Red236 (92.5%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue308.65°
Saturation (HSL)74.5%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 7D · B DC

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