Recognised as Colour
#EC83ED
- #EC83ED
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#EC83ED is a magenta with RGB values 236, 131, 237 and HSL 299°, 75%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#EC83ED#EC83ED
HEX#EC83ED
RGBrgb(236, 131, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5137, 0.9294
RGB percentages92.5%, 51.4%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(299.4, 74.6%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.4, 44.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK0.4%, 44.7%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,500,269
CSS custom property--colour: #EC83ED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#137C12
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#84ED83
Analogous#B783ED, #ED83B9
Triadic#EDEC83, #83EDEC
Split complementary#B9ED83, #83EDB7
Tetradic#EDB783, #84ED83, #83B9ED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G131
B237
Red236 (92.5%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue299.43°
Saturation (HSL)74.65%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EC · G 83 · B ED
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