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Recognised as Colour

#EE51C9

  • #EE51C9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#EE51C9 is a magenta with RGB values 238, 81, 201 and HSL 314°, 82%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#EE51C9#EE51C9
HEX#EE51C9
RGBrgb(238, 81, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.3176, 0.7882
RGB percentages93.3%, 31.8%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(314.1, 82.2%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.1, 66%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 66%, 15.5%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,618,505
CSS custom property--colour: #EE51C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#11AE36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5881CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#899AC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FB5786no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 17.3Violet · ΔE 19.3Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9Medium violet red · ΔE 22.1Hot pink · ΔE 22.4Deep pink · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 17.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51EE76
Analogous#C451EE, #EE517B
Triadic#C9EE51, #51C9EE
Split complementary#7BEE51, #51EEC4
Tetradic#EEC451, #51EE76, #517BEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCDCF4
Lighter +20%#F7AEE6
Lighter +10%#F37FD7
Darker −10%#E923BB
Darker −20%#C6139C
Darker −30%#970F77
Darker −40%#690A52
More saturated +25%#FF40D2
Less saturated −25%#D669BC

Channel breakdown

R238
G81
B201
Red238 (93.3%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue314.14°
Saturation (HSL)82.2%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 51 · B C9

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