Recognised as Colour
#EC9FE1
- #EC9FE1
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#EC9FE1 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 159, 225 and HSL 309°, 67%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EC9FE1#EC9FE1
HEX#EC9FE1
RGBrgb(236, 159, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6235, 0.8824
RGB percentages92.5%, 62.4%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(308.6, 67%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.6, 32.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 32.6%, 4.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,507,425
CSS custom property--colour: #EC9FE1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.61:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#13601E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FECAA
Analogous#D09FEC, #EC9FBB
Triadic#E1EC9F, #9FE1EC
Split complementary#BBEC9F, #9FECD1
Tetradic#ECD19F, #9FECAA, #9FBBEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G159
B225
Red236 (92.5%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue308.57°
Saturation (HSL)66.96%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 9F · B E1
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