Colour
#EC83C9
- #EC83C9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Hot pink
#EC83C9 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 131, 201 and HSL 320°, 73%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.
Colour values
#EC83C9#EC83C9
HEX#EC83C9
RGBrgb(236, 131, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5137, 0.7882
RGB percentages92.5%, 51.4%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(320, 73.4%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320, 44.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 44.5%, 14.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,500,233
CSS custom property--colour: #EC83C9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38283WCAG 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 8.66:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#137C36
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#83ECA6
Analogous#DA83EC, #EC8394
Triadic#C9EC83, #83C9EC
Split complementary#94EC83, #83ECDB
Tetradic#ECDB83, #83ECA6, #8394EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G131
B201
Red236 (92.5%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue320°
Saturation (HSL)73.43%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 83 · B C9
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