Recognised as Colour
#EC9CFD
- #EC9CFD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#EC9CFD is a violet with RGB values 236, 156, 253 and HSL 289°, 96%, 80%. 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
#EC9CFD#EC9CFD
HEX#EC9CFD
RGBrgb(236, 156, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6118, 0.9922
RGB percentages92.5%, 61.2%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(289.5, 96%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.5, 38.3%, 99.2%)
CMYK6.7%, 38.3%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,506,685
CSS custom property--colour: #EC9CFD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.74:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#136302
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 text10.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADFD9C
Analogous#BC9CFD, #FD9CDD
Triadic#FDEC9C, #9CFDEC
Split complementary#DEFD9C, #9CFDBB
Tetradic#FDBC9C, #ADFD9C, #9CDDFD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G156
B253
Red236 (92.5%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue289.48°
Saturation (HSL)96.04%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EC · G 9C · B FD
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