Recognised as Colour
#EE8AC5
- #EE8AC5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#EE8AC5 is a magenta with RGB values 238, 138, 197 and HSL 325°, 75%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EE8AC5#EE8AC5
HEX#EE8AC5
RGBrgb(238, 138, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5412, 0.7725
RGB percentages93.3%, 54.1%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(324.6, 74.6%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.6, 42%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 42%, 17.2%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,633,093
CSS custom property--colour: #EE8AC5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.08:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#11753A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8AEEB3
Analogous#E58AEE, #EE8A93
Triadic#C5EE8A, #8AC5EE
Split complementary#93EE8A, #8AEEE5
Tetradic#EEE58A, #8AEEB3, #8A93EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G138
B197
Red238 (93.3%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue324.6°
Saturation (HSL)74.63%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 8A · B C5
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