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Recognised as Colour

#EC9ED2

  • #EC9ED2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#EC9ED2 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 158, 210 and HSL 320°, 67%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#EC9ED2#EC9ED2
HEX#EC9ED2
RGBrgb(236, 158, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6196, 0.8235
RGB percentages92.5%, 62%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(320, 67.2%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320, 33.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 33.1%, 11%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,507,154
CSS custom property--colour: #EC9ED2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.39:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#13612D

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A1AFD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4BBD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Tritanopia#F59FB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 8.45, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#9EECB8
Analogous#DF9EEC, #EC9EAB
Triadic#D2EC9E, #9ED2EC
Split complementary#ABEC9E, #9EECDF
Tetradic#ECDF9E, #9EECB8, #9EABEC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF3FA
Lighter +10%#F4C9E6
Darker −10%#E473BE
Darker −20%#DB49AA
Darker −30%#CA2794
Darker −40%#9F1F74
More saturated +25%#FB90D7
Less saturated −25%#DEADCD

Channel breakdown

R236
G158
B210
Red236 (92.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue320°
Saturation (HSL)67.24%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 9E · B D2

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