Recognised as Colour
#ECB1EC
- #ECB1EC
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#ECB1EC is a magenta with RGB values 236, 177, 236 and HSL 300°, 61%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#ECB1EC#ECB1EC
HEX#ECB1EC
RGBrgb(236, 177, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6941, 0.9255
RGB percentages92.5%, 69.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(300, 60.8%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 25%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 25%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,512,044
CSS custom property--colour: #ECB1EC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.07:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#134E13
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B1ECB1
Analogous#CFB1EC, #ECB1CF
Triadic#ECECB1, #B1ECEC
Split complementary#CFECB1, #B1ECCF
Tetradic#ECCFB1, #B1ECB1, #B1CFEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G177
B236
Red236 (92.5%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)60.82%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR EC · G B1 · B EC
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