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Recognised as Colour

#EE15AE

  • #EE15AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#EE15AE is a magenta with RGB values 238, 21, 174 and HSL 318°, 86%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#EE15AE#EE15AE
HEX#EE15AE
RGBrgb(238, 21, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.0824, 0.6824
RGB percentages93.3%, 8.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(317.7, 86.5%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.7, 91.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 91.2%, 26.9%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,603,118
CSS custom property--colour: #EE15AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#11EA51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#406BB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 78.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#828DAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FF0868no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 18.4Deep pink · ΔE 19.7Hot pink · ΔE 26.9Orchid · ΔE 31Dark magenta · ΔE 32.7Medium orchid · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 18.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#15EE55
Analogous#C115EE, #EE1542
Triadic#AEEE15, #15AEEE
Split complementary#41EE15, #15EEC1
Tetradic#EEC215, #15EE55, #1542EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCD3F0
Lighter +30%#F8A4DF
Lighter +20%#F574CF
Lighter +10%#F145BE
Darker −10%#C20E8D
Darker −20%#920B6A
Darker −30%#630748
Darker −40%#330425
More saturated +25%#FF04B5
Less saturated −25%#CF34A1

Channel breakdown

R238
G21
B174
Red238 (93.3%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue317.7°
Saturation (HSL)86.45%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 15 · B AE

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