Colour
#EEABEE
- #EEABEE
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#EEABEE is a magenta with RGB values 238, 171, 238 and HSL 300°, 66%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EEABEE#EEABEE
HEX#EEABEE
RGBrgb(238, 171, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.6706, 0.9333
RGB percentages93.3%, 67.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(300, 66.3%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 28.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 28.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,641,582
CSS custom property--colour: #EEABEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.7:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#115411
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABEEAB
Analogous#CDABEE, #EEABCD
Triadic#EEEEAB, #ABEEEE
Split complementary#CDEEAB, #ABEECD
Tetradic#EECDAB, #ABEEAB, #ABCDEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G171
B238
Red238 (93.3%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)66.34%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR EE · G AB · B EE
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