Recognised as Colour
#EC8FEC
- #EC8FEC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#EC8FEC is a magenta with RGB values 236, 143, 236 and HSL 300°, 71%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#EC8FEC#EC8FEC
HEX#EC8FEC
RGBrgb(236, 143, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5608, 0.9255
RGB percentages92.5%, 56.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(300, 71%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 39.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 39.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,503,340
CSS custom property--colour: #EC8FEC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.71:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#137013
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8FEC8F
Analogous#BE8FEC, #EC8FBE
Triadic#ECEC8F, #8FECEC
Split complementary#BEEC8F, #8FECBE
Tetradic#ECBE8F, #8FEC8F, #8FBEEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G143
B236
Red236 (92.5%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)70.99%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR EC · G 8F · B EC
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