What color is #EE9BF7?

#EE9BF7 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Diva Mecha. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EE9BF7?

The RGB value is 238, 155, 247: 238 red, 155 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EE9BF7?

The complementary color is #A4F79B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE9BF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EE9BF7 color

#EE9BF7 rgb(238, 155, 247)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EE9BF7 is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 60.8% green and 96.9% blue (238, 155, 247).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 85% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Diva Mecha (#EE99EE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#EE9BF7 color codes

HEX	`#EE9BF7`
RGB	`rgb(238, 155, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 60.8%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 85%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 37%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 37%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.04, 45.31, -33.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.04, 56.32, 323.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.768, 48.338, 93.949)`
Decimal	`15637495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EE9BF7, 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 #EE9BF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EE9BF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	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 #EE9BF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee9bf7; }
.text { color: #ee9bf7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee9bf7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 155 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee9bf7, #f79bd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #EE9BF7?: #EE9BF7 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Diva Mecha. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EE9BF7?: The RGB value is 238, 155, 247: 238 red, 155 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EE9BF7?: The complementary color is #A4F79B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE9BF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.