#ec9ce5

Color #ec9ce5

A moderately saturated light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 8.87 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-300 #f4a8ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ec9ce5

RGB

rgb(236, 156, 229)

HSL

hsl(305.3, 67.8%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.3, 33.9%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 33.9%, 3%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(74.36, 40.91, -24.71)

LCH

lch(74.36, 47.79, 328.87)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.1329, 329.83)

HWB

hwb(305.3, 61.2%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ceca3

Analogous

#cb9cec

#ec9ce5

#ec9cbd

Triadic

#ec9ce5

#e5ec9c

#9ce5ec

Split-complementary

#ec9ce5

#bdec9c

#9ceccb

Tetradic

#ec9ce5

#eca39c

#9ceca3

#9ce5ec

Square

#ec9ce5

#eccb9c

#9ceca3

#9cbdec

Shades

Color #ec9ce5 mixed toward black.

#e265d7

#d72ec8

#a52099

#6e1566

#370b33

Tints

Color #ec9ce5 mixed toward white.

#efade9

#f2bdee

#f6cef2

#f9def6

#fceffb

Tones

Color #ec9ce5 mixed toward gray.

#e5a3df

#dfa9da

#d8b0d5

#d1b7cf

#cbbdca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ceced6 · ΔE 22.5

Deuteranopia

#d3d8d3 · ΔE 31.6

Tritanopia

#e9cac7 · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 24.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ec9ce5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec9ce5]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#ec9ce5 (#ec9ce5) is rgb(236, 156, 229) in RGB.

No, #ec9ce5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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