Recognised as Colour
#EC98DC
- #EC98DC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#EC98DC is a magenta with RGB values 236, 152, 220 and HSL 311°, 69%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EC98DC#EC98DC
HEX#EC98DC
RGBrgb(236, 152, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5961, 0.8627
RGB percentages92.5%, 59.6%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(311.4, 68.9%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.4, 35.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 35.6%, 6.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,505,628
CSS custom property--colour: #EC98DC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.09:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#136723
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98ECA8
Analogous#D298EC, #EC98B2
Triadic#DCEC98, #98DCEC
Split complementary#B2EC98, #98ECD2
Tetradic#ECD298, #98ECA8, #98B2EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G152
B220
Red236 (92.5%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue311.43°
Saturation (HSL)68.85%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 98 · B DC
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