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Recognised as Colour

#EE40E8

  • #EE40E8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#EE40E8 is a magenta with RGB values 238, 64, 232 and HSL 302°, 84%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#EE40E8#EE40E8
HEX#EE40E8
RGBrgb(238, 64, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.251, 0.9098
RGB percentages93.3%, 25.1%, 91%
HSLhsl(302.1, 83.7%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.1, 73.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 73.1%, 2.5%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,614,184
CSS custom property--colour: #EE40E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#11BF17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2581EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7498E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F65991no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 19.7Magenta · ΔE 19.7Medium orchid · ΔE 24Dark orchid · ΔE 25.9Dark violet · ΔE 29.6Violet · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 19.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40EE46
Analogous#9D40EE, #EE4091
Triadic#E8EE40, #40E8EE
Split complementary#91EE40, #40EE9D
Tetradic#EE9D40, #40EE46, #4091EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFBFF
Lighter +30%#FBCCF9
Lighter +20%#F69EF3
Lighter +10%#F26FEE
Darker −10%#E615DF
Darker −20%#B810B2
Darker −30%#890C85
Darker −40%#5A0857
More saturated +25%#FF2FF8
Less saturated −25%#D45AD0

Channel breakdown

R238
G64
B232
Red238 (93.3%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue302.07°
Saturation (HSL)83.65%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 40 · B E8

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