Colour
#EE99E6
- #EE99E6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#EE99E6 is a magenta with RGB values 238, 153, 230 and HSL 306°, 71%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EE99E6#EE99E6
HEX#EE99E6
RGBrgb(238, 153, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.6, 0.902
RGB percentages93.3%, 60%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(305.6, 71.4%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.6, 35.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 35.7%, 3.4%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,636,966
CSS custom property--colour: #EE99E6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.33:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#116619
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99EEA1
Analogous#CB99EE, #EE99BC
Triadic#E6EE99, #99E6EE
Split complementary#BCEE99, #99EECB
Tetradic#EECB99, #99EEA1, #99BCEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G153
B230
Red238 (93.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue305.65°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 99 · B E6
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