Recognised as Colour
#EC9FEE
- #EC9FEE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#EC9FEE is a magenta with RGB values 236, 159, 238 and HSL 298°, 70%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EC9FEE#EC9FEE
HEX#EC9FEE
RGBrgb(236, 159, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6235, 0.9333
RGB percentages92.5%, 62.4%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(298.5, 69.9%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.5, 33.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK0.8%, 33.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,507,438
CSS custom property--colour: #EC9FEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.76:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#136011
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A1EE9F
Analogous#C59FEE, #EE9FC8
Triadic#EEEC9F, #9FEEEC
Split complementary#C9EE9F, #9FEEC4
Tetradic#EEC49F, #A1EE9F, #9FC8EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G159
B238
Red236 (92.5%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue298.48°
Saturation (HSL)69.91%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EC · G 9F · B EE
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