Recognised as Colour

#EB99E6

#EB99E6
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#EB99E6 is a magenta with RGB values 235, 153, 230 and HSL 304°, 67%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#EB99E6

RGBrgb(235, 153, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.6, 0.902

RGB percentages92.2%, 60%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(303.7, 67.2%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(303.7, 34.9%, 92.2%)

CMYK0%, 34.9%, 2.1%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,440,358

CSS custom property--colour: #EB99E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.23:1

Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#146619

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#95AEE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9B9E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F19FB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.7 Violet · ΔE 17.9 Orchid · ΔE 18.7 Hot pink · ΔE 28.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 30 Medium purple · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#99EB9E

Analogous#C799EB, #EB99BD

Triadic#E6EB99, #99E6EB

Split complementary#BDEB99, #99EBC7

Tetradic#EBC799, #99EB9E, #99BDEB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCEEFB

Lighter +10%#F3C4F0

Darker −10%#E36EDC

Darker −20%#DA44D1

Darker −30%#C427BB

Darker −40%#9A1E92

More saturated +25%#FA8AF3

Less saturated −25%#DCA8D9

Channel breakdown

R235

G153

B230

Red235 (92.2%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue303.66°

Saturation (HSL)67.21%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EB · G 99 · B E6

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