Recognised as Colour
#EE85DF
- #EE85DF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#EE85DF is a magenta with RGB values 238, 133, 223 and HSL 309°, 76%, 73%. 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
#EE85DF#EE85DF
HEX#EE85DF
RGBrgb(238, 133, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5216, 0.8745
RGB percentages93.3%, 52.2%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(308.6, 75.5%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.6, 44.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 44.1%, 6.3%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,631,839
CSS custom property--colour: #EE85DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.6 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#A2A2A2
Inverted#117A20
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
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#85EE94
Analogous#C885EE, #EE85AB
Triadic#DFEE85, #85DFEE
Split complementary#ABEE85, #85EEC9
Tetradic#EEC985, #85EE94, #85ABEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G133
B223
Red238 (93.3%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue308.57°
Saturation (HSL)75.54%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 85 · B DF
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