Colour

#EE99CC

#EE99CC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#EE99CC is a magenta with RGB values 238, 153, 204 and HSL 324°, 71%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#EE99CC#EE99CC

HEX#EE99CC

HEX (short)#E9C

RGBrgb(238, 153, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.6, 0.8

RGB percentages93.3%, 60%, 80%

HSLhsl(324, 71.4%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(324, 35.7%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 35.7%, 14.3%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,636,940

CSS custom property--colour: #EE99CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.06:1

Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#116633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9EABCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3B9CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F899ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.4 Light pink · ΔE 22.5 Pink · ΔE 24.3 Hot pink · ΔE 26.5 Thistle · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#99EEBB

Analogous#E699EE, #EE99A1

Triadic#CCEE99, #99CCEE

Split complementary#A1EE99, #99EEE5

Tetradic#EEE599, #99EEBB, #99A1EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDF0F8

Lighter +10%#F5C5E2

Darker −10%#E76DB6

Darker −20%#DF42A0

Darker −30%#CC2288

Darker −40%#A01B6B

More saturated +25%#FD8ACF

Less saturated −25%#DFA8C9

Channel breakdown

R238

G153

B204

Red238 (93.3%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue324°

Saturation (HSL)71.43%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G 99 · B CC

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Colour values

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