Recognised as Colour

#EC91E9

#EC91E9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#EC91E9 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 145, 233 and HSL 302°, 71%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

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HEX#EC91E9

RGBrgb(236, 145, 233)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5686, 0.9137

RGB percentages92.5%, 56.9%, 91.4%

HSLhsl(302, 70.5%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(302, 38.6%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 38.6%, 1.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,503,849

CSS custom property--colour: #EC91E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.79:1

Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#136E16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8BAAECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original

Deuteranopia#A3B5E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F299B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 11.5 Orchid · ΔE 13 Plum · ΔE 17 Hot pink · ΔE 26.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.9 Medium purple · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 11.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#91EC94

Analogous#C291EC, #EC91BB

Triadic#E9EC91, #91E9EC

Split complementary#BBEC91, #91ECC2

Tetradic#ECC291, #91EC94, #91BBEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBE8FA

Lighter +10%#F4BCF2

Darker −10%#E466E0

Darker −20%#DD3AD8

Darker −30%#C222BD

Darker −40%#971A93

More saturated +25%#FC81F8

Less saturated −25%#DCA1DA

Channel breakdown

R236

G145

B233

Red236 (92.5%)

Green145 (56.9%)

Blue233 (91.4%)

Hue301.98°

Saturation (HSL)70.54%

Lightness74.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 91 · B E9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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