Recognised as Colour
#EEB9E9
- #EEB9E9
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#EEB9E9 is a magenta with RGB values 238, 185, 233 and HSL 306°, 61%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EEB9E9#EEB9E9
HEX#EEB9E9
RGBrgb(238, 185, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.7255, 0.9137
RGB percentages93.3%, 72.5%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(305.7, 60.9%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.7, 22.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 22.3%, 2.1%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,645,161
CSS custom property--colour: #EEB9E9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.75:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#114616
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 text12.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9EEBE
Analogous#D8B9EE, #EEB9CE
Triadic#E9EEB9, #B9E9EE
Split complementary#CEEEB9, #B9EED8
Tetradic#EED8B9, #B9EEBE, #B9CEEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G185
B233
Red238 (93.3%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue305.66°
Saturation (HSL)60.92%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G B9 · B E9
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