Colour
#EC8ECA
- #EC8ECA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#EC8ECA is a magenta with RGB values 236, 142, 202 and HSL 322°, 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
#EC8ECA#EC8ECA
HEX#EC8ECA
RGBrgb(236, 142, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5569, 0.7922
RGB percentages92.5%, 55.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(321.7, 71.2%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.7, 39.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 39.8%, 14.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,503,050
CSS custom property--colour: #EC8ECA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41443WCAG 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 9.29:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#137135
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8EECB0
Analogous#DF8EEC, #EC8E9B
Triadic#CAEC8E, #8ECAEC
Split complementary#9BEC8E, #8EECDF
Tetradic#ECDF8E, #8EECB0, #8E9BEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G142
B202
Red236 (92.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue321.7°
Saturation (HSL)71.21%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 8E · B CA
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