Recognised as Colour
#EE8EDF
- #EE8EDF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#EE8EDF is a magenta with RGB values 238, 142, 223 and HSL 309°, 74%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#EE8EDF#EE8EDF
HEX#EE8EDF
RGBrgb(238, 142, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5569, 0.8745
RGB percentages93.3%, 55.7%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(309.4, 73.8%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.4, 40.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 40.3%, 6.3%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,634,143
CSS custom property--colour: #EE8EDF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.57:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#117120
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8EEE9D
Analogous#CD8EEE, #EE8EAF
Triadic#DFEE8E, #8EDFEE
Split complementary#AFEE8E, #8EEECD
Tetradic#EECD8E, #8EEE9D, #8EAFEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G142
B223
Red238 (93.3%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue309.38°
Saturation (HSL)73.85%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 8E · B DF
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