Recognised as Colour
#ECC4EC
- #ECC4EC
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#ECC4EC is a magenta with RGB values 236, 196, 236 and HSL 300°, 51%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#ECC4EC#ECC4EC
HEX#ECC4EC
RGBrgb(236, 196, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7686, 0.9255
RGB percentages92.5%, 76.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(300, 51.3%, 84.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 16.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 16.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,516,908
CSS custom property--colour: #ECC4EC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.67:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#133B13
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C4ECC4
Analogous#D8C4EC, #ECC4D8
Triadic#ECECC4, #C4ECEC
Split complementary#D8ECC4, #C4ECD8
Tetradic#ECD8C4, #C4ECC4, #C4D8EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G196
B236
Red236 (92.5%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)51.28%
Lightness84.71%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR EC · G C4 · B EC
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