Colour
#EE85EC
- #EE85EC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#EE85EC is a magenta with RGB values 238, 133, 236 and HSL 301°, 76%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#EE85EC#EE85EC
HEX#EE85EC
RGBrgb(238, 133, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5216, 0.9255
RGB percentages93.3%, 52.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(301.1, 75.5%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.1, 44.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 44.1%, 0.8%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,631,852
CSS custom property--colour: #EE85EC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.2:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#117A13
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#85EE87
Analogous#BB85EE, #EE85B8
Triadic#ECEE85, #85ECEE
Split complementary#B8EE85, #85EEBB
Tetradic#EEBB85, #85EE87, #85B8EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G133
B236
Red238 (93.3%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue301.14°
Saturation (HSL)75.54%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 85 · B EC
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