Recognised as Colour
#EC9EDE
- #EC9EDE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#EC9EDE is a magenta with RGB values 236, 158, 222 and HSL 311°, 67%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EC9EDE#EC9EDE
HEX#EC9EDE
RGBrgb(236, 158, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6196, 0.8706
RGB percentages92.5%, 62%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(310.8, 67.2%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.8, 33.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 33.1%, 5.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,507,166
CSS custom property--colour: #EC9EDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.51:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#136121
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EECAC
Analogous#D39EEC, #EC9EB7
Triadic#DEEC9E, #9EDEEC
Split complementary#B7EC9E, #9EECD3
Tetradic#ECD39E, #9EECAC, #9EB7EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G158
B222
Red236 (92.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue310.77°
Saturation (HSL)67.24%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 9E · B DE
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