Colour
#EE00AA
- #EE00AA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#EE00AA is a magenta with RGB values 238, 0, 170 and HSL 317°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#EE00AA#EE00AA
HEX#EE00AA
HEX (short)#E0A
RGBrgb(238, 0, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0, 0.6667
RGB percentages93.3%, 0%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(317.1, 100%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.1, 100%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 28.6%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,597,738
CSS custom property--colour: #EE00AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#11FF55
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00EE44
Analogous#BB00EE, #EE0033
Triadic#AAEE00, #00AAEE
Split complementary#33EE00, #00EEBB
Tetradic#EEBB00, #00EE44, #0033EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G0
B170
Red238 (93.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue317.14°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 00 · B AA
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