Recognised as Colour
#ECAFE9
- #ECAFE9
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#ECAFE9 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 175, 233 and HSL 303°, 62%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#ECAFE9#ECAFE9
HEX#ECAFE9
RGBrgb(236, 175, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6863, 0.9137
RGB percentages92.5%, 68.6%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(303, 61.6%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303, 25.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 25.8%, 1.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,511,529
CSS custom property--colour: #ECAFE9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.88:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#135016
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFECB2
Analogous#D1AFEC, #ECAFCB
Triadic#E9ECAF, #AFE9EC
Split complementary#CBECAF, #AFECD1
Tetradic#ECD1AF, #AFECB2, #AFCBEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G175
B233
Red236 (92.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue302.95°
Saturation (HSL)61.62%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G AF · B E9
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