Recognised as Colour
#EC87CC
- #EC87CC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#EC87CC is a magenta with RGB values 236, 135, 204 and HSL 319°, 73%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EC87CC#EC87CC
HEX#EC87CC
RGBrgb(236, 135, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5294, 0.8
RGB percentages92.5%, 52.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(319, 72.7%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319, 42.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 42.8%, 13.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,501,260
CSS custom property--colour: #EC87CC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#137833
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#87ECA7
Analogous#DA87EC, #EC879A
Triadic#CCEC87, #87CCEC
Split complementary#9AEC87, #87ECDA
Tetradic#ECDA87, #87ECA7, #879AEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G135
B204
Red236 (92.5%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue319.01°
Saturation (HSL)72.66%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 87 · B CC
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