Recognised as Colour
#EE8BE6
- #EE8BE6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#EE8BE6 is a magenta with RGB values 238, 139, 230 and HSL 305°, 74%, 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
#EE8BE6#EE8BE6
HEX#EE8BE6
RGBrgb(238, 139, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5451, 0.902
RGB percentages93.3%, 54.5%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(304.8, 74.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.8, 41.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 41.6%, 3.4%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,633,382
CSS custom property--colour: #EE8BE6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#117419
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 text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8BEE93
Analogous#C58BEE, #EE8BB4
Triadic#E6EE8B, #8BE6EE
Split complementary#B4EE8B, #8BEEC5
Tetradic#EEC58B, #8BEE93, #8BB4EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G139
B230
Red238 (93.3%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue304.85°
Saturation (HSL)74.44%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 8B · B E6
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