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Recognised as Colour

#EE57DD

  • #EE57DD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#EE57DD is a magenta with RGB values 238, 87, 221 and HSL 307°, 82%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#EE57DD#EE57DD
HEX#EE57DD
RGBrgb(238, 87, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.3412, 0.8667
RGB percentages93.3%, 34.1%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(306.8, 81.6%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.8, 63.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 63.4%, 7.1%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,620,061
CSS custom property--colour: #EE57DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.04:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#11A822

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5188E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#849DD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F86493no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 17.7Orchid · ΔE 18.2Violet · ΔE 18.3Dark orchid · ΔE 28.6Medium violet red · ΔE 29.9Hot pink · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 17.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57EE68
Analogous#B357EE, #EE5792
Triadic#DDEE57, #57DDEE
Split complementary#92EE57, #57EEB3
Tetradic#EEB357, #57EE68, #5792EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCE2F9
Lighter +20%#F7B4F0
Lighter +10%#F385E6
Darker −10%#E929D4
Darker −20%#CB14B6
Darker −30%#9C108C
Darker −40%#6E0B63
More saturated +25%#FF46EA
Less saturated −25%#D76ECB

Channel breakdown

R238
G87
B221
Red238 (93.3%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue306.75°
Saturation (HSL)81.62%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 57 · B DD

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