Recognised as Colour
#EE15AA
- #EE15AA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#EE15AA is a magenta with RGB values 238, 21, 170 and HSL 319°, 86%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#EE15AA#EE15AA
HEX#EE15AA
RGBrgb(238, 21, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.0824, 0.6667
RGB percentages93.3%, 8.2%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(318.8, 86.5%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.8, 91.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 91.2%, 28.6%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,603,114
CSS custom property--colour: #EE15AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#11EA55
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#15EE59
Analogous#C615EE, #EE153D
Triadic#AAEE15, #15AAEE
Split complementary#3DEE15, #15EEC6
Tetradic#EEC615, #15EE59, #153DEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G21
B170
Red238 (93.3%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue318.8°
Saturation (HSL)86.45%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 15 · B AA
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