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Colour

#EE40C9

  • #EE40C9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#EE40C9 is a magenta with RGB values 238, 64, 201 and HSL 313°, 84%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#EE40C9#EE40C9
HEX#EE40C9
RGBrgb(238, 64, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.251, 0.7882
RGB percentages93.3%, 25.1%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(312.8, 83.7%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.8, 73.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 73.1%, 15.5%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,614,153
CSS custom property--colour: #EE40C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#11BF36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#487ACDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8295C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FB4980no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 23Medium orchid · ΔE 23.4Medium violet red · ΔE 24.2Violet · ΔE 24.5Hot pink · ΔE 28.1Deep pink · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 22.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40EE65
Analogous#BC40EE, #EE4072
Triadic#C9EE40, #40C9EE
Split complementary#72EE40, #40EEBC
Tetradic#EEBC40, #40EE65, #4072EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFBFE
Lighter +30%#FBCCF1
Lighter +20%#F69EE3
Lighter +10%#F26FD6
Darker −10%#E615BA
Darker −20%#B81094
Darker −30%#890C6E
Darker −40%#5A0849
More saturated +25%#FF2FD3
Less saturated −25%#D45ABA

Channel breakdown

R238
G64
B201
Red238 (93.3%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue312.76°
Saturation (HSL)83.65%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 40 · B C9

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