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Recognised as Colour

#EF87CA

  • #EF87CA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#EF87CA is a magenta with RGB values 239, 135, 202 and HSL 321°, 76%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#EF87CA#EF87CA
HEX#EF87CA
RGBrgb(239, 135, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.5294, 0.7922
RGB percentages93.7%, 52.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(321.3, 76.5%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.3, 43.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 43.5%, 15.5%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,697,866
CSS custom property--colour: #EF87CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.99:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#107835

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D9FCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8B0C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FA88A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.8Hot pink · ΔE 17.8Orchid · ΔE 19.7Pale violetred · ΔE 20Violet · ΔE 21.1Light pink · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87EFAC
Analogous#E087EF, #EF8796
Triadic#CAEF87, #87CAEF
Split complementary#96EF87, #87EFE0
Tetradic#EFE087, #87EFAC, #8796EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE1F2
Lighter +10%#F5B4DE
Darker −10%#E95AB6
Darker −20%#E32DA2
Darker −30%#C31A87
Darker −40%#961468
More saturated +25%#FF77CF
Less saturated −25%#DE98C5

Channel breakdown

R239
G135
B202
Red239 (93.7%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue321.35°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 87 · B CA

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