Colour
#EE82EE
- #EE82EE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Named: Violet
#EE82EE is the CSS colour magenta with RGB values 238, 130, 238 and HSL 300°, 76%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#EE82EE#EE82EE
HEX#EE82EE
RGBrgb(238, 130, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5098, 0.9333
RGB percentages93.3%, 51%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(300, 76.1%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 45.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 45.4%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,631,086
CSS custom property--colour: #EE82EE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.06:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#117D11
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Colour harmonies
Complementary#82EE82
Analogous#B882EE, #EE82B8
Triadic#EEEE82, #82EEEE
Split complementary#B8EE82, #82EEB8
Tetradic#EEB882, #82EE82, #82B8EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G130
B238
Red238 (93.3%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)76.06%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR EE · G 82 · B EE
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