Recognised as Colour
#EC88E7
- #EC88E7
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#EC88E7 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 136, 231 and HSL 303°, 72%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#EC88E7#EC88E7
HEX#EC88E7
RGBrgb(236, 136, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5333, 0.9059
RGB percentages92.5%, 53.3%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(303, 72.5%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303, 42.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 42.4%, 2.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,501,543
CSS custom property--colour: #EC88E7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41211WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#137718
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#88EC8D
Analogous#BF88EC, #EC88B5
Triadic#E7EC88, #88E7EC
Split complementary#B5EC88, #88ECBF
Tetradic#ECBF88, #88EC8D, #88B5EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G136
B231
Red236 (92.5%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue303°
Saturation (HSL)72.46%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 88 · B E7
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