Recognised as Colour
#EC9AF3
- #EC9AF3
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#EC9AF3 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 154, 243 and HSL 295°, 79%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#EC9AF3#EC9AF3
HEX#EC9AF3
RGBrgb(236, 154, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6039, 0.9529
RGB percentages92.5%, 60.4%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(295.3, 78.8%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.3, 36.6%, 95.3%)
CMYK2.9%, 36.6%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,506,163
CSS custom property--colour: #EC9AF3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.48:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#13650C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A1F39A
Analogous#C09AF3, #F39ACD
Triadic#F3EC9A, #9AF3EC
Split complementary#CDF39A, #9AF3BF
Tetradic#F3BF9A, #A1F39A, #9ACDF3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G154
B243
Red236 (92.5%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue295.28°
Saturation (HSL)78.76%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EC · G 9A · B F3
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page