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#EE82EE Violet

#EE82EE is Violet.

#EE82EE

Violet

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #EE82EE?

HEX
#EE82EE
RGB
rgb(238, 130, 238)
HSL
hsl(300, 76%, 72%)
OKLCH
oklch(76.2% 0.186 327)
CMYK
0, 45, 0, 7

#EE82EE has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 against white and 9.06:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #EE82EE
#EE82EE
Same color
White
2.3Fail
Near-black
7.5AAA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #EE82EE · 7.5:1

Tints and shades of #EE82EE

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #FFEFFE
  2. #FFBAFE
  3. #EE82EE
  4. #D368D3
  5. #B24AB4
  6. #932A95
  7. #730076
  8. #4D004F
  9. #2A002B

Colors that go with #EE82EE

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Plum, #F3A6CC and Ballet Slipper, #F8C9C9 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Export

Copy-paste code, or download the swatches.

:root {
  --violet-1: #EE82EE; /* Violet */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #EE82EE

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (1)

Gradients (1)

Mesh gradients (2)