Colour
#EE8AEA
- #EE8AEA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#EE8AEA is a magenta with RGB values 238, 138, 234 and HSL 302°, 75%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#EE8AEA#EE8AEA
HEX#EE8AEA
RGBrgb(238, 138, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5412, 0.9176
RGB percentages93.3%, 54.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(302.4, 74.6%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.4, 42%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 42%, 1.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,633,130
CSS custom property--colour: #EE8AEA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.46:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#117515
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8AEE8E
Analogous#C08AEE, #EE8AB8
Triadic#EAEE8A, #8AEAEE
Split complementary#B8EE8A, #8AEEC0
Tetradic#EEC08A, #8AEE8E, #8AB8EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G138
B234
Red238 (93.3%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue302.4°
Saturation (HSL)74.63%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 8A · B EA
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