Recognised as Colour
#EC8ADB
- #EC8ADB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#EC8ADB is a magenta with RGB values 236, 138, 219 and HSL 310°, 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
#EC8ADB#EC8ADB
HEX#EC8ADB
RGBrgb(236, 138, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5412, 0.8588
RGB percentages92.5%, 54.1%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(310.4, 72.1%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.4, 41.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 41.5%, 7.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,502,043
CSS custom property--colour: #EC8ADB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.22:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#137524
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 text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8AEC9B
Analogous#CC8AEC, #EC8AAA
Triadic#DBEC8A, #8ADBEC
Split complementary#AAEC8A, #8AECCC
Tetradic#ECCC8A, #8AEC9B, #8AAAEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G138
B219
Red236 (92.5%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue310.41°
Saturation (HSL)72.06%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 8A · B DB
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