Recognised as Colour
#EEB9E8
- #EEB9E8
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#EEB9E8 is a magenta with RGB values 238, 185, 232 and HSL 307°, 61%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EEB9E8#EEB9E8
HEX#EEB9E8
RGBrgb(238, 185, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.7255, 0.9098
RGB percentages93.3%, 72.5%, 91%
HSLhsl(306.8, 60.9%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.8, 22.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 22.3%, 2.5%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,645,160
CSS custom property--colour: #EEB9E8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.74:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#114617
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9EEBF
Analogous#DAB9EE, #EEB9CD
Triadic#E8EEB9, #B9E8EE
Split complementary#CDEEB9, #B9EEDA
Tetradic#EED9B9, #B9EEBF, #B9CDEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G185
B232
Red238 (93.3%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue306.79°
Saturation (HSL)60.92%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G B9 · B E8
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