#ec9bdd

Color #ec9bdd

A moderately saturated light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 7.58 Nearest Tailwind class pink-300 #fda5d5 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ec9bdd

RGB

rgb(236, 155, 221)

HSL

hsl(311.1, 68.1%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(311.1, 34.3%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 34.3%, 6.4%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(73.87, 40.04, -21.09)

LCH

lch(73.87, 45.25, 332.22)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.1275, 333.6)

HWB

hwb(311.1, 60.8%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9becaa

Analogous

#d39bec

#ec9bdd

#ec9bb5

Triadic

#ec9bdd

#ddec9b

#9bddec

Split-complementary

#ec9bdd

#b5ec9b

#9becd3

Tetradic

#ec9bdd

#ecaa9b

#9becaa

#9bddec

Square

#ec9bdd

#ecd39b

#9becaa

#9bb5ec

Shades

Color #ec9bdd mixed toward black.

#e264ca

#d72eb8

#a41f8c

#6e155d

#370a2f

Tints

Color #ec9bdd mixed toward white.

#eface3

#f2bce8

#f6cdee

#f9def4

#fceef9

Tones

Color #ec9bdd mixed toward gray.

#e5a2d9

#dfa9d5

#d8afd0

#d1b6cc

#cabdc8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cecdd0 · ΔE 23.7

Deuteranopia

#d2d8cc · ΔE 35.3

Tritanopia

#e9c4c1 · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 24.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ec9bdd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec9bdd]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#ec9bdd (#ec9bdd) is rgb(236, 155, 221) in RGB.

No, #ec9bdd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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