Recognised as Colour
#EE87DF
- #EE87DF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#EE87DF is a magenta with RGB values 238, 135, 223 and HSL 309°, 75%, 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
#EE87DF#EE87DF
HEX#EE87DF
RGBrgb(238, 135, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5294, 0.8745
RGB percentages93.3%, 52.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(308.7, 75.2%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.7, 43.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 43.3%, 6.3%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,632,351
CSS custom property--colour: #EE87DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40833WCAG 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 9.17:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#117820
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#87EE96
Analogous#C987EE, #EE87AC
Triadic#DFEE87, #87DFEE
Split complementary#ACEE87, #87EEC9
Tetradic#EECA87, #87EE96, #87ACEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G135
B223
Red238 (93.3%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue308.74°
Saturation (HSL)75.18%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 87 · B DF
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