Recognised as Colour
#EE48B0
- #EE48B0
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#EE48B0 is a magenta with RGB values 238, 72, 176 and HSL 322°, 83%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#EE48B0#EE48B0
HEX#EE48B0
RGBrgb(238, 72, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.2824, 0.6902
RGB percentages93.3%, 28.2%, 69%
HSLhsl(322.4, 83%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.4, 69.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 69.7%, 26.1%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,616,176
CSS custom property--colour: #EE48B0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#11B74F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#48EE86
Analogous#D948EE, #EE485D
Triadic#B0EE48, #48B0EE
Split complementary#5DEE48, #48EED9
Tetradic#EED948, #48EE86, #485DEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G72
B176
Red238 (93.3%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue322.41°
Saturation (HSL)83%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 48 · B B0
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