Recognised as Colour
#EE21AE
- #EE21AE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#EE21AE is a magenta with RGB values 238, 33, 174 and HSL 319°, 86%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#EE21AE#EE21AE
HEX#EE21AE
RGBrgb(238, 33, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.1294, 0.6824
RGB percentages93.3%, 12.9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(318.7, 85.8%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.7, 86.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 86.1%, 26.9%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,606,190
CSS custom property--colour: #EE21AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#11DE51
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#21EE61
Analogous#C821EE, #EE2147
Triadic#AEEE21, #21AEEE
Split complementary#47EE21, #21EEC8
Tetradic#EEC821, #21EE61, #2147EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G33
B174
Red238 (93.3%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue318.73°
Saturation (HSL)85.77%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 21 · B AE
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