#EC79CA

A color in the Purple, Crimson, Magenta family

#ec79ca is a color in the Purple, Crimson, Magenta family: RGB(236, 121, 202), HSL(318°, 75%, 70%), CMYK(0%, 49%, 14%, 7%). Closest named color: orchid. Contrast is 2.58:1 on white and 8.15:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#ec79ca
RGBrgb(236 121 202)
RGB (legacy)rgb(236, 121, 202)
RGB %rgb(93% 47% 79%)
HSLhsl(318 75% 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318, 49%, 93%)
HWBhwb(318 47% 7%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 14%, 7%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(66.48 52.47 -21.44)
LCHlch(66.48 56.68 337.78)
OKLaboklab(0.7318 0.1594 -0.059)
OKLCHoklch(0.7318 0.1699 339.7)
Decimal15497674

Properties

Color TonePurple, Crimson, Magenta
Closest named colororchid ΔE 4.6
Closest web-safe color#ff66cc
Hue318°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)75% / 49%
Lightness (HSL)70%
Brightness or Value (HSV)93%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)65% / 59%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.3577
Red / Green / Blue236 / 121 / 202

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
2.58:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
8.15:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 49.9 / -52 · As background with white / black text: Lc -55 / 54.1

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #ec79ca;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(73.18% 0.1699 339.7);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(236 121 202 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#ec79ca] text-[#ec79ca] border-[#ec79ca]">