Recognised as Colour
#EC9CF9
- #EC9CF9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#EC9CF9 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 156, 249 and HSL 292°, 89%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#EC9CF9#EC9CF9
HEX#EC9CF9
RGBrgb(236, 156, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6118, 0.9765
RGB percentages92.5%, 61.2%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(291.6, 88.6%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.6, 37.3%, 97.6%)
CMYK5.2%, 37.3%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,506,681
CSS custom property--colour: #EC9CF9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.69:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#136306
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9F99C
Analogous#BE9CF9, #F99CD8
Triadic#F9EC9C, #9CF9EC
Split complementary#D8F99C, #9CF9BE
Tetradic#F9BE9C, #A9F99C, #9CD8F9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G156
B249
Red236 (92.5%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue291.61°
Saturation (HSL)88.57%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EC · G 9C · B F9
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