Colour
#EEA9EE
- #EEA9EE
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#EEA9EE is a magenta with RGB values 238, 169, 238 and HSL 300°, 67%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EEA9EE#EEA9EE
HEX#EEA9EE
RGBrgb(238, 169, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.6627, 0.9333
RGB percentages93.3%, 66.3%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(300, 67%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 29%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 29%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,641,070
CSS custom property--colour: #EEA9EE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.55:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#115611
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9EEA9
Analogous#CCA9EE, #EEA9CC
Triadic#EEEEA9, #A9EEEE
Split complementary#CCEEA9, #A9EECC
Tetradic#EECCA9, #A9EEA9, #A9CCEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G169
B238
Red238 (93.3%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)66.99%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR EE · G A9 · B EE
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