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Recognised as Colour

#EE85FA

  • #EE85FA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#EE85FA is a magenta with RGB values 238, 133, 250 and HSL 294°, 92%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#EE85FA#EE85FA
HEX#EE85FA
RGBrgb(238, 133, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5216, 0.9804
RGB percentages93.3%, 52.2%, 98%
HSLhsl(293.8, 92.1%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.8, 46.8%, 98%)
CMYK4.8%, 46.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,631,866
CSS custom property--colour: #EE85FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.37:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#117A05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#76A5FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#94B2F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F293B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 5.1Orchid · ΔE 10.9Medium orchid · ΔE 18.2Medium purple · ΔE 27Plum · ΔE 31.6Hot pink · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 5.05, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91FA85
Analogous#B385FA, #FA85CC
Triadic#FAEE85, #85FAEE
Split complementary#CBFA85, #85FAB4
Tetradic#FAB485, #91FA85, #85CCFA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCE7FE
Lighter +10%#F5B6FC
Darker −10%#E754F8
Darker −20%#E023F6
Darker −30%#C709DD
Darker −40%#9B07AC
More saturated +25%#F280FF
Less saturated −25%#E195EA

Channel breakdown

R238
G133
B250
Red238 (93.3%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue293.85°
Saturation (HSL)92.13%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EE · G 85 · B FA

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