Recognised as Colour
#ECBBDD
- #ECBBDD
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#ECBBDD is a magenta with RGB values 236, 187, 221 and HSL 318°, 56%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#ECBBDD#ECBBDD
HEX#ECBBDD
RGBrgb(236, 187, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7333, 0.8667
RGB percentages92.5%, 73.3%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(318.4, 56.3%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.4, 20.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 20.8%, 6.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,514,589
CSS custom property--colour: #ECBBDD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.72:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#134422
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBECCA
Analogous#E2BBEC, #ECBBC5
Triadic#DDECBB, #BBDDEC
Split complementary#C4ECBB, #BBECE2
Tetradic#ECE2BB, #BBECCA, #BBC5EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G187
B221
Red236 (92.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue318.37°
Saturation (HSL)56.32%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G BB · B DD
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