#ee55fa Color Information

#ee55fa Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ee55fa. In RGB, it consists of 93.3% Red, 33.3% Green, and 98.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 4.8% Cyan, 66% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 295.6°, with saturation of 94.3% and lightness of 65.7%. The decimal value for #ee55fa is 15619578, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff66ff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ee55fa is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#ee55fa Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color238, 85, 250 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color93.3%, 33.3%, 98.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.067, 0.667, 0.020 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.048, 0.66, 0, 0.02 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color295.6°, 94.3%, 65.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color295.6°, 66.0%, 98.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color55.764, 31.576, 93.598 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color238, 85, 250 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15619578 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color62.991, 78.097, -53.974 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)62.991, 94.933, 325.351 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color62.991, 63.437, -96.281 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color56.193, 78.800, -59.422 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.308, 0.175, 31.576 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293809658 / 0xffee55fa Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff66ff Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #ee55fa

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ee55fa, its pure hue is 295.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 94.3%, and its lightness is 65.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ee55fa, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1e0b1f to #d04adb.

Tints of #ee55fa

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ee55fa, its pure hue is 295.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 94.3%, and its lightness is 65.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ee55fa, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #f06afb to #fdeafe.

Tones of #ee55fa

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ee55fa, its pure hue is 295.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 94.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ee55fa, which range from #a8a8a8 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #f250ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ee55fa

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ee55fa! For #ee55fa, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ee55fa. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ee55fa

This color, #ee55fa, consists of 93.3% Red, 33.3% Green, and 98.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 238, Green = 85, Blue = 250. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ee55fa is 4.8% Cyan, 66% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R93.3%
C4.8%
G33.3%
M66.0%
B98.0%
Y0.0%
K2.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 238 85 250
Octal 356 125 372
Hexa #ee #55 #fa
Binary 11101110 01010101 11111010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 4 66 0 1
Octal 4 102 0 1
Hexa #04 #42 #00 #01
Binary 00000100 01000010 00000000 00000001

Analogous Colors of #ee55fa

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ee55fa — which has hue 295.6° — its analogous colors are located at 265.6° and 325.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ee55fa.

Triadic Colors of #ee55fa

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ee55fa — which has hue 295.6° — its triadic colors are located at 55.6° and 295.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ee55fa.

Complementary Color of #ee55fa

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ee55fa — which has hue 295.6° — its complementary color is located at 115.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ee55fa.

Split Complementary Colors of #ee55fa

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ee55fa — which has hue 295.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 85.6° and 295.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ee55fa.

Tetradic Colors of #ee55fa

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ee55fa — which has hue 295.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 205.6°, 295.6°, 25.6°, and 115.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ee55fa.

Monochromatic Colors of #ee55fa

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ee55fa, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #dc0bed — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f8a9fe (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ee55fa

We want to make getting started with #ee55fa on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ee55fa into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ee55fa can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ee55fa with other HTML elements.

#ee55fa Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ee55fa.
<span style="color: #ee55fa;">The color of this text is #ee55fa.</span>

#ee55fa Background Color

The background color for this text is #ee55fa.
<div style="background-color: #ee55fa; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ee55fa.</div>

#ee55fa Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ee55fa.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ee55fa;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ee55fa.</span>

#ee55fa Border Color

This is a div with border color #ee55fa.
<div style="border: #ee55fa 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ee55fa.</div>

#ee55fa Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ee55fa on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ee55fa; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ee55fa on a white background.</div></div>

#ee55fa Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ee55fa on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ee55fa; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ee55fa on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ee55fa to White

This is a gradient from #ee55fa to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ee55fa,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ee55fa,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ee55fa,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ee55fa,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ee55fa to white.</div>

Gradient from #ee55fa to Black

This is a gradient from #ee55fa to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ee55fa,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ee55fa,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ee55fa,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ee55fa,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ee55fa to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ee55fa

In addition to using #ee55fa on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ee55fa in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ee55fa, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 238, Green = 85, Blue = 250). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ee55fa in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ee55fa
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(238, 85, 250)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ee55fa; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ee55fa; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ee55fa; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(238, 85, 250);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ee55fa")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:238, green:85, blue:250, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:238 green:85 blue:250 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(238f, 85f, 250f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(238, 85, 250);
 

#ee55fa Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ee55fa the same way. For those with color blindness, #ee55fa might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ee55fa looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ee55fa is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ee55fa looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ee55fa will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ee55fa is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text