Colour
#ECBCEE
- #ECBCEE
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#ECBCEE is a magenta with RGB values 236, 188, 238 and HSL 298°, 60%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#ECBCEE#ECBCEE
HEX#ECBCEE
RGBrgb(236, 188, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7373, 0.9333
RGB percentages92.5%, 73.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(297.6, 59.5%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.6, 21%, 93.3%)
CMYK0.8%, 21%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,514,862
CSS custom property--colour: #ECBCEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59972WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.99:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#134311
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEEEBC
Analogous#D3BCEE, #EEBCD7
Triadic#EEECBC, #BCEEEC
Split complementary#D7EEBC, #BCEED3
Tetradic#EED3BC, #BEEEBC, #BCD7EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G188
B238
Red236 (92.5%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue297.6°
Saturation (HSL)59.52%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EC · G BC · B EE
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