What color is #EE74FF?

#EE74FF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Flamazing Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EE74FF?

The RGB value is 238, 116, 255: 238 red, 116 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EE74FF?

The complementary color is #85FF74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE74FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EE74FF color

#EE74FF rgb(238, 116, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EE74FF is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 45.5% green and 100% blue (238, 116, 255).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Flamazing Pink (#FE6FFF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#EE74FF color codes

HEX	`#EE74FF`
RGB	`rgb(238, 116, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 45.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 55%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.94, 66.04, -48.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.94, 82.16, 323.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.553, 37.891, 98.765)`
Decimal	`15627519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EE74FF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EE74FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EE74FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EE74FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee74ff; }
.text { color: #ee74ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee74ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 116 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee74ff, #ff74cb); }

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Questions

What color is #EE74FF?: #EE74FF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Flamazing Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EE74FF?: The RGB value is 238, 116, 255: 238 red, 116 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EE74FF?: The complementary color is #85FF74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE74FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.