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Recognised as Colour

#EF55AA

  • #EF55AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#EF55AA is a magenta with RGB values 239, 85, 170 and HSL 327°, 83%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#EF55AA#EF55AA
HEX#EF55AA
RGBrgb(239, 85, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.3333, 0.6667
RGB percentages93.7%, 33.3%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(326.9, 82.8%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.9, 64.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 64.4%, 28.9%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,685,034
CSS custom property--colour: #EF55AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#10AA55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A7EACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#969AA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF4E78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 7.1Medium violet red · ΔE 15.6Deep pink · ΔE 20Orchid · ΔE 23.7Pale violetred · ΔE 25.6Violet · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 7.11, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55EF9A
Analogous#E755EF, #EF555D
Triadic#AAEF55, #55AAEF
Split complementary#5DEF55, #55EFE7
Tetradic#EFE755, #55EF9A, #555DEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCE1F0
Lighter +20%#F8B2D9
Lighter +10%#F384C1
Darker −10%#EB2693
Darker −20%#CB1379
Darker −30%#9C0F5D
Darker −40%#6E0A41
More saturated +25%#FF45AC
Less saturated −25%#D86CA8

Channel breakdown

R239
G85
B170
Red239 (93.7%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue326.88°
Saturation (HSL)82.8%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 55 · B AA

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