Recognised as Colour
#EE81DC
- #EE81DC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#EE81DC is a magenta with RGB values 238, 129, 220 and HSL 310°, 76%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#EE81DC#EE81DC
HEX#EE81DC
RGBrgb(238, 129, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5059, 0.8627
RGB percentages93.3%, 50.6%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(309.9, 76.2%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.9, 45.8%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 45.8%, 7.6%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,630,812
CSS custom property--colour: #EE81DC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#117E23
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#81EE93
Analogous#C981EE, #EE81A6
Triadic#DCEE81, #81DCEE
Split complementary#A6EE81, #81EEC9
Tetradic#EEC981, #81EE93, #81A6EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G129
B220
Red238 (93.3%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue309.91°
Saturation (HSL)76.22%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 81 · B DC
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