Recognised as Colour
#EC8DCD
- #EC8DCD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#EC8DCD is a magenta with RGB values 236, 141, 205 and HSL 320°, 71%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EC8DCD#EC8DCD
HEX#EC8DCD
RGBrgb(236, 141, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5529, 0.8039
RGB percentages92.5%, 55.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(319.6, 71.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.6, 40.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 40.3%, 13.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,502,797
CSS custom property--colour: #EC8DCD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#137232
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8DECAC
Analogous#DB8DEC, #EC8D9E
Triadic#CDEC8D, #8DCDEC
Split complementary#9EEC8D, #8DECDB
Tetradic#ECDB8D, #8DECAC, #8D9EEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G141
B205
Red236 (92.5%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue319.58°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 8D · B CD
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