Colour
#EECCEE
- #EECCEE
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#EECCEE is a magenta with RGB values 238, 204, 238 and HSL 300°, 50%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#EECCEE#EECCEE
HEX#EECCEE
HEX (short)#ECE
RGBrgb(238, 204, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8, 0.9333
RGB percentages93.3%, 80%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(300, 50%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 14.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 14.3%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,650,030
CSS custom property--colour: #EECCEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.51:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#113311
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCEECC
Analogous#DDCCEE, #EECCDD
Triadic#EEEECC, #CCEEEE
Split complementary#DDEECC, #CCEEDD
Tetradic#EEDDCC, #CCEECC, #CCDDEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G204
B238
Red238 (93.3%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR EE · G CC · B EE
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