Recognised as Colour
#EC8DD5
- #EC8DD5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#EC8DD5 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 141, 213 and HSL 315°, 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
#EC8DD5#EC8DD5
HEX#EC8DD5
RGBrgb(236, 141, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5529, 0.8353
RGB percentages92.5%, 55.3%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(314.5, 71.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.5, 40.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 40.3%, 9.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,502,805
CSS custom property--colour: #EC8DD5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.34:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#13722A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8DECA4
Analogous#D48DEC, #EC8DA5
Triadic#D5EC8D, #8DD5EC
Split complementary#A5EC8D, #8DECD4
Tetradic#ECD48D, #8DECA4, #8DA5EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G141
B213
Red236 (92.5%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue314.53°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 8D · B D5
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