Recognised as Colour

#EC8FD0

#EC8FD0
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#EC8FD0 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 143, 208 and HSL 318°, 71%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#EC8FD0

RGBrgb(236, 143, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5608, 0.8157

RGB percentages92.5%, 56.1%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(318.1, 71%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(318.1, 39.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 39.4%, 11.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,503,312

CSS custom property--colour: #EC8FD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1

Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#13702F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#92A5D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original

Deuteranopia#AAB3CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Tritanopia#F691A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.4 Orchid · ΔE 21.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.5 Violet · ΔE 22.1 Hot pink · ΔE 22.2 Light pink · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8FECAB

Analogous#D98FEC, #EC8FA2

Triadic#D0EC8F, #8FD0EC

Split complementary#A2EC8F, #8FECD9

Tetradic#ECDA8F, #8FECAB, #8FA2EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBE6F5

Lighter +10%#F3BBE2

Darker −10%#E563BE

Darker −20%#DD38AB

Darker −30%#C12191

Darker −40%#961970

More saturated +25%#FC7FD7

Less saturated −25%#DC9FC9

Channel breakdown

R236

G143

B208

Red236 (92.5%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue318.06°

Saturation (HSL)70.99%

Lightness74.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 8F · B D0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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