Recognised as Colour
#EE8BCA
- #EE8BCA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#EE8BCA is a magenta with RGB values 238, 139, 202 and HSL 322°, 74%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EE8BCA#EE8BCA
HEX#EE8BCA
RGBrgb(238, 139, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5451, 0.7922
RGB percentages93.3%, 54.5%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(321.8, 74.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.8, 41.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 41.6%, 15.1%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,633,354
CSS custom property--colour: #EE8BCA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#117435
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8BEEAF
Analogous#E08BEE, #EE8B99
Triadic#CAEE8B, #8BCAEE
Split complementary#99EE8B, #8BEEE0
Tetradic#EEE18B, #8BEEAF, #8B99EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G139
B202
Red238 (93.3%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue321.82°
Saturation (HSL)74.44%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 8B · B CA
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