Recognised as Colour
#EE8ACA
- #EE8ACA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#EE8ACA is a magenta with RGB values 238, 138, 202 and HSL 322°, 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
#EE8ACA#EE8ACA
HEX#EE8ACA
RGBrgb(238, 138, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5412, 0.7922
RGB percentages93.3%, 54.1%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(321.6, 74.6%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.6, 42%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 42%, 15.1%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,633,098
CSS custom property--colour: #EE8ACA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#117535
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8AEEAE
Analogous#E08AEE, #EE8A98
Triadic#CAEE8A, #8ACAEE
Split complementary#98EE8A, #8AEEE0
Tetradic#EEE08A, #8AEEAE, #8A98EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G138
B202
Red238 (93.3%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue321.6°
Saturation (HSL)74.63%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 8A · B CA
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