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Recognised as Colour

#EE38C8

  • #EE38C8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#EE38C8 is a magenta with RGB values 238, 56, 200 and HSL 313°, 84%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#EE38C8#EE38C8
HEX#EE38C8
RGBrgb(238, 56, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.2196, 0.7843
RGB percentages93.3%, 22%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(312.5, 84.3%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.5, 76.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 76.5%, 16%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,612,104
CSS custom property--colour: #EE38C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#11C737

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4178CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8093C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FB427Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 24.6Medium violet red · ΔE 25Orchid · ΔE 25.3Violet · ΔE 26.7Deep pink · ΔE 29.6Hot pink · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 24.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38EE5E
Analogous#B938EE, #EE386D
Triadic#C8EE38, #38C8EE
Split complementary#6DEE38, #38EEB9
Tetradic#EEB938, #38EE5E, #386DEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEF4FC
Lighter +30%#FAC5EF
Lighter +20%#F696E2
Lighter +10%#F267D5
Darker −10%#E013B5
Darker −20%#B10F8F
Darker −30%#820B69
Darker −40%#530743
More saturated +25%#FF27D2
Less saturated −25%#D353B8

Channel breakdown

R238
G56
B200
Red238 (93.3%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue312.53°
Saturation (HSL)84.26%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 38 · B C8

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