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Colour

#EC8BB2

  • #EC8BB2
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC8BB2 is a red with RGB values 236, 139, 178 and HSL 336°, 72%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EC8BB2#EC8BB2
HEX#EC8BB2
RGBrgb(236, 139, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5451, 0.698
RGB percentages92.5%, 54.5%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(335.9, 71.9%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.9, 41.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 41.1%, 24.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,502,258
CSS custom property--colour: #EC8BB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#13744D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#979EB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFAFB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FA8699no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.5Plum · ΔE 20.3Light pink · ΔE 20.5Hot pink · ΔE 23.7Pink · ΔE 24Light coral · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BECC5
Analogous#EC8BE3, #EC958B
Triadic#B2EC8B, #8BB2EC
Split complementary#8BEC95, #8BE3EC
Tetradic#E3EC8B, #8BECC5, #948BEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAE3EC
Lighter +10%#F3B7CF
Darker −10%#E55F95
Darker −20%#DE3378
Darker −30%#BF1F5F
Darker −40%#931849
More saturated +25%#FD7AAF
Less saturated −25%#DB9CB5

Channel breakdown

R236
G139
B178
Red236 (92.5%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue335.88°
Saturation (HSL)71.85%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 8B · B B2

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