Recognised as Colour
#EC81C2
- #EC81C2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Hot pink
#EC81C2 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 129, 194 and HSL 324°, 74%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.
Colour values
#EC81C2#EC81C2
HEX#EC81C2
RGBrgb(236, 129, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5059, 0.7608
RGB percentages92.5%, 50.6%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(323.6, 73.8%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.6, 45.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 45.3%, 17.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,499,714
CSS custom property--colour: #EC81C2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#137E3D
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 text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#81ECAB
Analogous#E181EC, #EC818C
Triadic#C2EC81, #81C2EC
Split complementary#8CEC81, #81ECE1
Tetradic#ECE181, #81ECAB, #818CEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G129
B194
Red236 (92.5%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue323.55°
Saturation (HSL)73.79%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 81 · B C2
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