Recognised as Colour
#EEC4EE
- #EEC4EE
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#EEC4EE is a magenta with RGB values 238, 196, 238 and HSL 300°, 55%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#EEC4EE#EEC4EE
HEX#EEC4EE
RGBrgb(238, 196, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.7686, 0.9333
RGB percentages93.3%, 76.9%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(300, 55.3%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 17.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 17.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,647,982
CSS custom property--colour: #EEC4EE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.77:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#113B11
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C4EEC4
Analogous#D9C4EE, #EEC4D9
Triadic#EEEEC4, #C4EEEE
Split complementary#D9EEC4, #C4EED9
Tetradic#EED9C4, #C4EEC4, #C4D9EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G196
B238
Red238 (93.3%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)55.26%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR EE · G C4 · B EE
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