Recognised as Colour
#ECA8E2
- #ECA8E2
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#ECA8E2 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 168, 226 and HSL 309°, 64%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#ECA8E2#ECA8E2
HEX#ECA8E2
RGBrgb(236, 168, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6588, 0.8863
RGB percentages92.5%, 65.9%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(308.8, 64.2%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.8, 28.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 28.8%, 4.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,509,730
CSS custom property--colour: #ECA8E2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.27:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#13571D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8ECB2
Analogous#D4A8EC, #ECA8C0
Triadic#E2ECA8, #A8E2EC
Split complementary#C0ECA8, #A8ECD4
Tetradic#ECD4A8, #A8ECB2, #A8C0EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G168
B226
Red236 (92.5%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue308.82°
Saturation (HSL)64.15%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G A8 · B E2
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