What color is #EE82FF?

#EE82FF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pinkling. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EE82FF?

The RGB value is 238, 130, 255: 238 red, 130 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EE82FF?

The complementary color is #93FF82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE82FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EE82FF color

#EE82FF rgb(238, 130, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EE82FF is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 51% green and 100% blue (238, 130, 255).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 100% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pinkling (#EB84F5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#EE82FF color codes

HEX	`#EE82FF`
RGB	`rgb(238, 130, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 51%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 100%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 49%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 49%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.43, 59.42, -44.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.43, 74.52, 322.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.291, 41.365, 99.344)`
Decimal	`15631103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EE82FF, 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 #EE82FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EE82FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	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 #EE82FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee82ff; }
.text { color: #ee82ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee82ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 130 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee82ff, #ff82d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Heliotrope.

Questions

What color is #EE82FF?: #EE82FF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pinkling. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EE82FF?: The RGB value is 238, 130, 255: 238 red, 130 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EE82FF?: The complementary color is #93FF82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE82FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.