Recognised as Colour
#EC88DE
- #EC88DE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#EC88DE is a magenta with RGB values 236, 136, 222 and HSL 308°, 72%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#EC88DE#EC88DE
HEX#EC88DE
RGBrgb(236, 136, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5333, 0.8706
RGB percentages92.5%, 53.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(308.4, 72.5%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.4, 42.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 42.4%, 5.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,501,534
CSS custom property--colour: #EC88DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40715WCAG 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 9.14:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#137721
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#88EC96
Analogous#C888EC, #EC88AC
Triadic#DEEC88, #88DEEC
Split complementary#ACEC88, #88ECC8
Tetradic#ECC888, #88EC96, #88ACEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G136
B222
Red236 (92.5%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue308.4°
Saturation (HSL)72.46%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 88 · B DE
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