#ec9cee

Color #ec9cee

A vivid, highly saturated light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.34 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-300 #f4a8ff · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ec9cee

RGB

rgb(236, 156, 238)

HSL

hsl(298.5, 70.7%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(298.5, 34.5%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.8%, 34.5%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(74.69, 42.52, -29.11)

LCH

lch(74.69, 51.53, 325.6)

OKLCH

oklch(79.9%, 0.1415, 325.95)

HWB

hwb(298.5, 61.2%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eee9c

Analogous

#c39cee

#ec9cee

#ee9cc7

Triadic

#ec9cee

#eeec9c

#9ceeec

Split-complementary

#ec9cee

#c7ee9c

#9ceec3

Tetradic

#ec9cee

#ee9c9e

#9eee9c

#9ceeec

Square

#ec9cee

#eec39c

#9eee9c

#9cc7ee

Shades

Color #ec9cee mixed toward black.

#e164e4

#d62cdb

#a51da8

#6e1370

#370a38

Tints

Color #ec9cee mixed toward white.

#efadf1

#f2bdf4

#f5cef7

#f9def9

#fceffc

Tones

Color #ec9cee mixed toward gray.

#e6a3e7

#dfaae0

#d9b1da

#d2b7d3

#ccbecc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cecede · ΔE 20.8

Deuteranopia

#d3d8da · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#e9d0cc · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 24.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ec9cee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec9cee]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#ec9cee (#ec9cee) is rgb(236, 156, 238) in RGB.

No, #ec9cee is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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