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Recognised as Colour

#EE399E

  • #EE399E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#EE399E is a magenta with RGB values 238, 57, 158 and HSL 327°, 84%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#EE399E#EE399E
HEX#EE399E
RGBrgb(238, 57, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.2235, 0.6196
RGB percentages93.3%, 22.4%, 62%
HSLhsl(326.5, 84.2%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.5, 76.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 76.1%, 33.6%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,612,318
CSS custom property--colour: #EE399E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#11C661

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A71A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E919Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF2867no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11.7Deep pink · ΔE 12.3Hot pink · ΔE 14.5Orchid · ΔE 29.8Pale violetred · ΔE 32.4Violet · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#39EE89
Analogous#E339EE, #EE3944
Triadic#9EEE39, #399EEE
Split complementary#44EE39, #39EEE3
Tetradic#EEE439, #39EE89, #3944EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEF5FA
Lighter +30%#FAC6E3
Lighter +20%#F697CC
Lighter +10%#F268B5
Darker −10%#E11386
Darker −20%#B20F6A
Darker −30%#830B4E
Darker −40%#540732
More saturated +25%#FF28A0
Less saturated −25%#D3549B

Channel breakdown

R238
G57
B158
Red238 (93.3%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue326.52°
Saturation (HSL)84.19%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 39 · B 9E

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