Recognised as Colour
#EE96EE
- #EE96EE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#EE96EE is a magenta with RGB values 238, 150, 238 and HSL 300°, 72%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#EE96EE#EE96EE
HEX#EE96EE
RGBrgb(238, 150, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5882, 0.9333
RGB percentages93.3%, 58.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(300, 72.1%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 37%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 37%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,636,206
CSS custom property--colour: #EE96EE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#116911
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96EE96
Analogous#C296EE, #EE96C2
Triadic#EEEE96, #96EEEE
Split complementary#C2EE96, #96EEC2
Tetradic#EEC296, #96EE96, #96C2EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G150
B238
Red238 (93.3%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)72.13%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR EE · G 96 · B EE
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