Recognised as Colour
#EC9FE8
- #EC9FE8
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#EC9FE8 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 159, 232 and HSL 303°, 67%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EC9FE8#EC9FE8
HEX#EC9FE8
RGBrgb(236, 159, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6235, 0.9098
RGB percentages92.5%, 62.4%, 91%
HSLhsl(303.1, 67%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.1, 32.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 32.6%, 1.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,507,432
CSS custom property--colour: #EC9FE8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.69:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#136017
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 text10.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FECA3
Analogous#CA9FEC, #EC9FC1
Triadic#E8EC9F, #9FE8EC
Split complementary#C2EC9F, #9FECCA
Tetradic#ECCA9F, #9FECA3, #9FC1EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G159
B232
Red236 (92.5%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue303.12°
Saturation (HSL)66.96%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 9F · B E8
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