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Colour

#EC8DBC

  • #EC8DBC
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EC8DBC is a red with RGB values 236, 141, 188 and HSL 330°, 71%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EC8DBC#EC8DBC
HEX#EC8DBC
RGBrgb(236, 141, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5529, 0.7373
RGB percentages92.5%, 55.3%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(330.3, 71.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.3, 40.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 40.3%, 20.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,502,780
CSS custom property--colour: #EC8DBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#137243

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96A1BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEB1BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F88B9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.6Plum · ΔE 16.6Hot pink · ΔE 22.7Light pink · ΔE 22.8Pink · ΔE 25.7Light coral · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DECBD
Analogous#EC8DEC, #EC8E8D
Triadic#BCEC8D, #8DBCEC
Split complementary#8DEC8E, #8DECEC
Tetradic#EBEC8D, #8DECBD, #8D8DEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE4EF
Lighter +10%#F3B9D6
Darker −10%#E561A2
Darker −20%#DD3689
Darker −30%#C0206F
Darker −40%#941956
More saturated +25%#FD7CBC
Less saturated −25%#DB9EBC

Channel breakdown

R236
G141
B188
Red236 (92.5%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue330.32°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 8D · B BC

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