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Recognised as Colour

#EE53EA

  • #EE53EA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#EE53EA is a magenta with RGB values 238, 83, 234 and HSL 302°, 82%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#EE53EA#EE53EA
HEX#EE53EA
RGBrgb(238, 83, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.3255, 0.9176
RGB percentages93.3%, 32.5%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(301.5, 82%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.5, 65.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 65.1%, 1.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,619,050
CSS custom property--colour: #EE53EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#11AC15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4188EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C9DE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F66798no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 19.1Violet · ΔE 23.5Orchid · ΔE 24.3Dark orchid · ΔE 25.4Fuchsia · ΔE 26.2Magenta · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 19.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53EE57
Analogous#A453EE, #EE539D
Triadic#EAEE53, #53EAEE
Split complementary#9CEE53, #53EEA5
Tetradic#EEA553, #53EE57, #539DEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCDEFB
Lighter +20%#F7B0F5
Lighter +10%#F381F0
Darker −10%#E925E4
Darker −20%#C714C3
Darker −30%#990F95
Darker −40%#6A0B68
More saturated +25%#FF42FA
Less saturated −25%#D66BD4

Channel breakdown

R238
G83
B234
Red238 (93.3%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue301.55°
Saturation (HSL)82.01%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 53 · B EA

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