Recognised as Colour
#EC83DF
- #EC83DF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#EC83DF is a magenta with RGB values 236, 131, 223 and HSL 307°, 73%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#EC83DF#EC83DF
HEX#EC83DF
RGBrgb(236, 131, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5137, 0.8745
RGB percentages92.5%, 51.4%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(307.4, 73.4%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.4, 44.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 44.5%, 5.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,500,255
CSS custom property--colour: #EC83DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#137C20
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#83EC90
Analogous#C583EC, #EC83AA
Triadic#DFEC83, #83DFEC
Split complementary#AAEC83, #83ECC5
Tetradic#ECC483, #83EC90, #83AAEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G131
B223
Red236 (92.5%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue307.43°
Saturation (HSL)73.43%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 83 · B DF
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