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Colour

#EC88FF

  • #EC88FF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#EC88FF is a magenta with RGB values 236, 136, 255 and HSL 290°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#EC88FF#EC88FF
HEX#EC88FF
RGBrgb(236, 136, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5333, 1
RGB percentages92.5%, 53.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(290.4, 100%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.4, 46.7%, 100%)
CMYK7.5%, 46.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,501,567
CSS custom property--colour: #EC88FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#137700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#76A7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#93B2FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Tritanopia#EE97B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 7Orchid · ΔE 12.5Medium orchid · ΔE 18.4Medium purple · ΔE 26Plum · ΔE 31.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 6.97, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BFF88
Analogous#B188FF, #FF88D6
Triadic#FFEC88, #88FFEC
Split complementary#D6FF88, #88FFB1
Tetradic#FFB188, #9BFF88, #88D6FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCEEFF
Lighter +10%#F4BBFF
Darker −10%#E455FF
Darker −20%#DC22FF
Darker −30%#C800EE
Darker −40%#9D00BB
More saturated +25%#EC88FF
Less saturated −25%#E297F0

Channel breakdown

R236
G136
B255
Red236 (92.5%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue290.42°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EC · G 88 · B FF

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