Colour
#EC8DEB
- #EC8DEB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#EC8DEB is a magenta with RGB values 236, 141, 235 and HSL 301°, 71%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#EC8DEB#EC8DEB
HEX#EC8DEB
RGBrgb(236, 141, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5529, 0.9216
RGB percentages92.5%, 55.3%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(300.6, 71.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300.6, 40.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 40.3%, 0.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,502,827
CSS custom property--colour: #EC8DEB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#137214
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8DEC8E
Analogous#BE8DEC, #EC8DBB
Triadic#EBEC8D, #8DEBEC
Split complementary#BBEC8D, #8DECBE
Tetradic#ECBE8D, #8DEC8E, #8DBBEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G141
B235
Red236 (92.5%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue300.63°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 8D · B EB
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