Colour
#EC8AD8
- #EC8AD8
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#EC8AD8 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 138, 216 and HSL 312°, 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 Orchid.
Colour values
#EC8AD8#EC8AD8
HEX#EC8AD8
RGBrgb(236, 138, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5412, 0.8471
RGB percentages92.5%, 54.1%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(312.2, 72.1%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.2, 41.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 41.5%, 8.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,502,040
CSS custom property--colour: #EC8AD8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.19:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#137527
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8AEC9E
Analogous#CF8AEC, #EC8AA7
Triadic#D8EC8A, #8AD8EC
Split complementary#A7EC8A, #8AECCF
Tetradic#ECCF8A, #8AEC9E, #8AA7EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G138
B216
Red236 (92.5%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue312.24°
Saturation (HSL)72.06%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 8A · B D8
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