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Recognised as Colour

#EE42DF

  • #EE42DF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#EE42DF is a magenta with RGB values 238, 66, 223 and HSL 305°, 83%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#EE42DF#EE42DF
HEX#EE42DF
RGBrgb(238, 66, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.2588, 0.8745
RGB percentages93.3%, 25.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(305.2, 83.5%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.2, 72.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 72.3%, 6.3%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,614,687
CSS custom property--colour: #EE42DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#11BD20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#367FE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7997DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F8568Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1Fuchsia · ΔE 24.2Magenta · ΔE 24.2Dark orchid · ΔE 26.9Violet · ΔE 27.2Orchid · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 22.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42EE51
Analogous#A742EE, #EE4289
Triadic#DFEE42, #42DFEE
Split complementary#89EE42, #42EEA7
Tetradic#EEA742, #42EE51, #4289EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFDFF
Lighter +30%#FBCEF7
Lighter +20%#F6A0EF
Lighter +10%#F271E7
Darker −10%#E815D6
Darker −20%#B911AB
Darker −30%#8B0C80
Darker −40%#5C0854
More saturated +25%#FF31ED
Less saturated −25%#D45CCA

Channel breakdown

R238
G66
B223
Red238 (93.3%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue305.23°
Saturation (HSL)83.5%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 42 · B DF

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