Recognised as Colour
#ECBCDB
- #ECBCDB
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#ECBCDB is a magenta with RGB values 236, 188, 219 and HSL 321°, 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
#ECBCDB#ECBCDB
HEX#ECBCDB
RGBrgb(236, 188, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7373, 0.8588
RGB percentages92.5%, 73.7%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(321.3, 55.8%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.3, 20.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 20.3%, 7.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,514,843
CSS custom property--colour: #ECBCDB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207 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#134324
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#BCECCD
Analogous#E5BCEC, #ECBCC3
Triadic#DBECBC, #BCDBEC
Split complementary#C3ECBC, #BCECE5
Tetradic#ECE5BC, #BCECCD, #BCC3EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G188
B219
Red236 (92.5%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue321.25°
Saturation (HSL)55.81%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G BC · B DB
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