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Recognised as Colour

#EE42A5

  • #EE42A5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#EE42A5 is a magenta with RGB values 238, 66, 165 and HSL 325°, 83%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#EE42A5#EE42A5
HEX#EE42A5
RGBrgb(238, 66, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.2588, 0.6471
RGB percentages93.3%, 25.9%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(325.5, 83.5%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.5, 72.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 72.3%, 30.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,614,629
CSS custom property--colour: #EE42A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#11BD5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D75A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F93A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FF386Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 12.2Hot pink · ΔE 12.9Deep pink · ΔE 15.2Orchid · ΔE 26.6Violet · ΔE 29.9Pale violetred · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42EE8B
Analogous#E142EE, #EE424F
Triadic#A5EE42, #42A5EE
Split complementary#4FEE42, #42EEE1
Tetradic#EEE142, #42EE8B, #424FEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFDFE
Lighter +30%#FBCEE8
Lighter +20%#F6A0D2
Lighter +10%#F271BB
Darker −10%#E8158E
Darker −20%#B91172
Darker −30%#8B0C55
Darker −40%#5C0838
More saturated +25%#FF31A8
Less saturated −25%#D45CA1

Channel breakdown

R238
G66
B165
Red238 (93.3%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue325.47°
Saturation (HSL)83.5%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 42 · B A5

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