Recognised as Colour
#EE6EDE
- #EE6EDE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#EE6EDE is a magenta with RGB values 238, 110, 222 and HSL 308°, 79%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#EE6EDE#EE6EDE
HEX#EE6EDE
RGBrgb(238, 110, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.4314, 0.8706
RGB percentages93.3%, 43.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(307.5, 79%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.5, 53.8%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 53.8%, 6.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,625,950
CSS custom property--colour: #EE6EDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#119121
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6EEE7E
Analogous#BE6EEE, #EE6E9E
Triadic#DEEE6E, #6EDEEE
Split complementary#9EEE6E, #6EEEBE
Tetradic#EEBE6E, #6EEE7E, #6E9EEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G110
B222
Red238 (93.3%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue307.5°
Saturation (HSL)79.01%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 6E · B DE
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