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Recognised as Colour

#EE57DE

  • #EE57DE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#EE57DE is a magenta with RGB values 238, 87, 222 and HSL 306°, 82%, 64%. 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

#EE57DE#EE57DE
HEX#EE57DE
RGBrgb(238, 87, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.3412, 0.8706
RGB percentages93.3%, 34.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(306.4, 81.6%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.4, 63.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 63.4%, 6.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,620,062
CSS custom property--colour: #EE57DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#11A821

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5088E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#849DDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F86593no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 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 text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 17.6Orchid · ΔE 18.5Violet · ΔE 18.5Dark orchid · ΔE 28.3Medium violet red · ΔE 30.3Hot pink · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 17.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57EE67
Analogous#B357EE, #EE5792
Triadic#DEEE57, #57DEEE
Split complementary#93EE57, #57EEB3
Tetradic#EEB357, #57EE67, #5792EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCE2F9
Lighter +20%#F7B4F0
Lighter +10%#F385E7
Darker −10%#E929D5
Darker −20%#CB14B7
Darker −30%#9C108D
Darker −40%#6E0B63
More saturated +25%#FF46EB
Less saturated −25%#D76ECC

Channel breakdown

R238
G87
B222
Red238 (93.3%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue306.36°
Saturation (HSL)81.62%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 57 · B DE

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