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Recognised as Colour

#EC9ECE

  • #EC9ECE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#EC9ECE is a magenta with RGB values 236, 158, 206 and HSL 323°, 67%, 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

#EC9ECE#EC9ECE
HEX#EC9ECE
RGBrgb(236, 158, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6196, 0.8078
RGB percentages92.5%, 62%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(323.1, 67.2%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.1, 33.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 33.1%, 12.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,507,150
CSS custom property--colour: #EC9ECE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.35:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#136131

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2AFD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5BBCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F59EAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10Light pink · ΔE 20.6Pale violetred · ΔE 21Pink · ΔE 22Thistle · ΔE 23.8Rosy brown · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.99, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EECBC
Analogous#E39EEC, #EC9EA7
Triadic#CEEC9E, #9ECEEC
Split complementary#A7EC9E, #9EECE3
Tetradic#ECE39E, #9EECBC, #9EA7EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF3F9
Lighter +10%#F4C9E4
Darker −10%#E473B8
Darker −20%#DB49A3
Darker −30%#CA278B
Darker −40%#9F1F6E
More saturated +25%#FB90D1
Less saturated −25%#DEADCB

Channel breakdown

R236
G158
B206
Red236 (92.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue323.08°
Saturation (HSL)67.24%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 9E · B CE

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