Recognised as Colour
#EE8BE3
- #EE8BE3
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#EE8BE3 is a magenta with RGB values 238, 139, 227 and HSL 307°, 74%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#EE8BE3#EE8BE3
HEX#EE8BE3
RGBrgb(238, 139, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5451, 0.8902
RGB percentages93.3%, 54.5%, 89%
HSLhsl(306.7, 74.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.7, 41.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 41.6%, 4.6%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,633,379
CSS custom property--colour: #EE8BE3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.44:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#11741C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8BEE96
Analogous#C88BEE, #EE8BB1
Triadic#E3EE8B, #8BE3EE
Split complementary#B2EE8B, #8BEEC8
Tetradic#EEC88B, #8BEE96, #8BB1EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G139
B227
Red238 (93.3%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue306.67°
Saturation (HSL)74.44%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 8B · B E3
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