Colour
#EEAFEE
- #EEAFEE
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#EEAFEE is a magenta with RGB values 238, 175, 238 and HSL 300°, 65%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EEAFEE#EEAFEE
HEX#EEAFEE
RGBrgb(238, 175, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.6863, 0.9333
RGB percentages93.3%, 68.6%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(300, 64.9%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 26.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 26.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,642,606
CSS custom property--colour: #EEAFEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#115011
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFEEAF
Analogous#CFAFEE, #EEAFCF
Triadic#EEEEAF, #AFEEEE
Split complementary#CFEEAF, #AFEECF
Tetradic#EECFAF, #AFEEAF, #AFCFEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G175
B238
Red238 (93.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)64.95%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR EE · G AF · B EE
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