Colour
#EE8ECD
- #EE8ECD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#EE8ECD is a magenta with RGB values 238, 142, 205 and HSL 321°, 74%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EE8ECD#EE8ECD
HEX#EE8ECD
RGBrgb(238, 142, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5569, 0.8039
RGB percentages93.3%, 55.7%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(320.6, 73.8%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.6, 40.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 40.3%, 13.9%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,634,125
CSS custom property--colour: #EE8ECD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.39:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#117132
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8EEEAF
Analogous#DF8EEE, #EE8E9D
Triadic#CDEE8E, #8ECDEE
Split complementary#9DEE8E, #8EEEDF
Tetradic#EEDF8E, #8EEEAF, #8E9DEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G142
B205
Red238 (93.3%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue320.63°
Saturation (HSL)73.85%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 8E · B CD
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