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#ee3df3

a balanced, electric magenta / pink · neutral · closest name: Magenta

RGB
238, 61, 243
HSL
298°, 88%, 60%
CMYK
2, 75, 0, 5
Luminance
0.2799

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #ee3df3 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#ee3df3
Hue
298°
magenta / pink
Saturation
88%
electric
Lightness
60%
balanced
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
63%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2799
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
51/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
6.60:1
Closest name
Magenta
ΔE2000 2.6
Where it sits
Hue298° of 360°
Saturation88%
Lightness60%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool51% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#ee3df3
RGBrgb(238, 61, 243)
HSLhsl(298, 88%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 75%, 0%, 5%)
LABlab(59.9 84.8 -55.0)
LCHlch(59.9 101.0 327.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.691 0.280 326.9)
Decimal15613427
Display P3color(display-p3 0.933 0.239 0.953)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ee3df3;
background-color: #ee3df3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ee3df3] bg-[#ee3df3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ee3df3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.933, green: 0.239, blue: 0.953)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ee3df3")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFEE3DF3)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(243, 61, 238)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #ee3df3 · 6.60:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.18:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.60:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #ee3df3 as text scores 3.18:1 on white and 6.60:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ee3df3 on white: 3.18:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ee3df3 on black: 6.60:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #0082F8
deuteranopia · #6C98EF
tritanopia · #F55D97

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #ee3df3 is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FCF2FD
#FAE5FA
#F6C4F8
#F695F8
#F161F5
#ee3df3
#E10EE6
#BB0CC0
#960A9A
#6C0B6F
#440745
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FCF2FDDarkest = 950 · #440745
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF2FD;
  --brand-100: #FAE5FA;
  --brand-200: #F6C4F8;
  --brand-300: #F695F8;
  --brand-400: #F161F5;
  --brand-500: #ee3df3;
  --brand-600: #E10EE6;
  --brand-700: #BB0CC0;
  --brand-800: #960A9A;
  --brand-900: #6C0B6F;
  --brand-950: #440745;
  --brand: #ee3df3;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #ee3df3

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4FA
Tinted page background
Border#EBC0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#994B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#3CC408
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#750778
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDE7FE
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #ee3df3

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#42F33D
Analogous left#933DF3
Analogous right#F33D9D
Split-complement 1#9DF33D
Split-complement 2#3DF393
Triadic 1#F3EE3D
Triadic 2#3DF3EE
Tetradic#F3933D

RGB percentages

Red93.3%
Green23.9%
Blue95.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan2.1%
Magenta74.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)4.7%

Color previews

#ee3df3 text on a black background

contrast 6.60:1

Card sample

#ee3df3 text on a white background

contrast 3.18:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ee3df3;
Background color
Panel with #ee3df3 background
background-color: #ee3df3;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ee3df3;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(238, 61, 243, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(238, 61, 243, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ee3df3;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee3df3, #F33D7F);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ee3df3

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#ee3df3 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#ee3df3, answered

What color is #ee3df3?

#ee3df3 is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Magenta (ΔE2000 2.6). It sits at 298° on the hue wheel with 88% saturation and 60% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #ee3df3?

rgb(238, 61, 243) — 238 red, 61 green and 243 blue out of 255, or 93.3% / 23.9% / 95.3% by channel.

Is #ee3df3 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2799 and perceived brightness is 63%, so black text on it reaches 6.60:1.

Should I use black or white text on #ee3df3?

Black. It scores 6.60:1 against #ee3df3, versus 3.18:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #ee3df3?

#42F33D sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #9DF33D and #3DF393, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #ee3df3?

For interface work: #FAF4FA as the surface, #EBC0ED for borders, #994B9B for secondary text, #3CC408 as an accent and #750778 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #933DF3 and #F33D9D stays calm, while #42F33D is the loudest partner.

What is #ee3df3 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(2%, 75%, 0%, 5%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #ee3df3 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 51 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F33DB5; nudged cooler, #AC3BF5.

Work with #ee3df3 in the Color Lab