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Recognised as Colour

#EC7EE9

  • #EC7EE9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#EC7EE9 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 126, 233 and HSL 302°, 74%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#EC7EE9#EC7EE9
HEX#EC7EE9
RGBrgb(236, 126, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4941, 0.9137
RGB percentages92.5%, 49.4%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(301.6, 74.3%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.6, 46.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 46.6%, 1.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,498,985
CSS custom property--colour: #EC7EE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#138116

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#769EEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#95ACE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F289A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 1.6Orchid · ΔE 6.1Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9Hot pink · ΔE 26.5Medium purple · ΔE 28Plum · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 1.57, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EEC81
Analogous#B87EEC, #EC7EB2
Triadic#E9EC7E, #7EE9EC
Split complementary#B2EC7E, #7EECB8
Tetradic#ECB87E, #7EEC81, #7EB2EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9D7F8
Lighter +10%#F3AAF1
Darker −10%#E552E1
Darker −20%#DF25DA
Darker −30%#B61BB2
Darker −40%#8A1487
More saturated +25%#FF6CFA
Less saturated −25%#DA91D8

Channel breakdown

R236
G126
B233
Red236 (92.5%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue301.64°
Saturation (HSL)74.32%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 7E · B E9

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