Recognised as Colour
#ECBBE3
- #ECBBE3
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#ECBBE3 is a magenta with RGB values 236, 187, 227 and HSL 311°, 56%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#ECBBE3#ECBBE3
HEX#ECBBE3
RGBrgb(236, 187, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7333, 0.8902
RGB percentages92.5%, 73.3%, 89%
HSLhsl(311, 56.3%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311, 20.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 20.8%, 3.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,514,595
CSS custom property--colour: #ECBBE3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.78:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#13441C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBECC4
Analogous#DCBBEC, #ECBBCA
Triadic#E3ECBB, #BBE3EC
Split complementary#CAECBB, #BBECDC
Tetradic#ECDCBB, #BBECC4, #BBCAEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G187
B227
Red236 (92.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue311.02°
Saturation (HSL)56.32%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G BB · B E3
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