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Colour

#EC81FF

  • #EC81FF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#EC81FF is a magenta with RGB values 236, 129, 255 and HSL 291°, 100%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#EC81FF#EC81FF
HEX#EC81FF
RGBrgb(236, 129, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5059, 1
RGB percentages92.5%, 50.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(291, 100%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291, 49.4%, 100%)
CMYK7.5%, 49.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,499,775
CSS custom property--colour: #EC81FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#137E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6DA3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EAFFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EE92B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 9.3Orchid · ΔE 14Medium orchid · ΔE 16.5Medium purple · ΔE 27.5Dark orchid · ΔE 30.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 9.34, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94FF81
Analogous#AD81FF, #FF81D3
Triadic#FFEC81, #81FFEC
Split complementary#D3FF81, #81FFAD
Tetradic#FFAD81, #94FF81, #81D3FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE7FF
Lighter +10%#F4B4FF
Darker −10%#E44EFF
Darker −20%#DD1BFF
Darker −30%#C400E7
Darker −40%#9900B4
More saturated +25%#EC81FF
Less saturated −25%#E191EF

Channel breakdown

R236
G129
B255
Red236 (92.5%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue290.95°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EC · G 81 · B FF

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