Recognised as Colour
#EC9BDC
- #EC9BDC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#EC9BDC is a magenta with RGB values 236, 155, 220 and HSL 312°, 68%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EC9BDC#EC9BDC
HEX#EC9BDC
RGBrgb(236, 155, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6078, 0.8627
RGB percentages92.5%, 60.8%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(311.9, 68.1%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.9, 34.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 34.3%, 6.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,506,396
CSS custom property--colour: #EC9BDC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#136423
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BECAB
Analogous#D39BEC, #EC9BB3
Triadic#DCEC9B, #9BDCEC
Split complementary#B3EC9B, #9BECD3
Tetradic#ECD39B, #9BECAB, #9BB3EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G155
B220
Red236 (92.5%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue311.85°
Saturation (HSL)68.07%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 9B · B DC
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