Recognised as Colour
#EC8FEF
- #EC8FEF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#EC8FEF is a magenta with RGB values 236, 143, 239 and HSL 298°, 75%, 75%. 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
#EC8FEF#EC8FEF
HEX#EC8FEF
RGBrgb(236, 143, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5608, 0.9373
RGB percentages92.5%, 56.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(298.1, 75%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.1, 40.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK1.3%, 40.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,503,343
CSS custom property--colour: #EC8FEF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.74:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#137010
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 text9.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#92EF8F
Analogous#BC8FEF, #EF8FC2
Triadic#EFEC8F, #8FEFEC
Split complementary#C2EF8F, #8FEFBC
Tetradic#EFBC8F, #92EF8F, #8FC2EF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G143
B239
Red236 (92.5%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue298.13°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EC · G 8F · B EF
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