ColrShiftEE82EE (violet) — RGB, HSL, CMYK and Contrast
A pink at 72% lightness and 76% saturation, which puts it at 2.32:1 against white and 9.06:1 against black. The tables below give the notation conversions, the tints and shades that keep the hue intact, and the harmonies that pair with it.
Notation conversions
| Notation | Value |
|---|---|
| HEX | EE82EE |
| RGB | rgb(238, 130, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 76%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45%, 0%, 7%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.4032 |
| Perceived brightness | 68.5 / 100 |
Contrast against pure white and pure black
Pair this colour with the two extremes to see which is the safer text partner. AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; AAA raises that to 7:1 and 4.5:1.
| Against | Hex | Ratio | AA text | AA large | AAA text |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #FFFFFF | white | 2.32:1 | fail | fail | fail |
| #000000 | black | 9.06:1 | pass | pass | pass |
Tints and shades
Lightness moves in ten-point steps while hue and saturation stay fixed, which keeps the colour recognisable in a scale. The last column is the ratio against white text, useful for deciding where a scale stops working as a background.
| Step | Hex | HSL | vs white text |
|---|---|---|---|
| shade -30 | #bd1abd | hsl(300, 76%, 42%) | 5.19:1 |
| shade -20 | #e228e2 | hsl(300, 76%, 52%) | 3.73:1 |
| shade -10 | #e855e8 | hsl(300, 76%, 62%) | 3.05:1 |
| tint +10 | #f4aff4 | hsl(300, 76%, 82%) | 1.71:1 |
| tint +20 | #fadcfa | hsl(300, 76%, 92%) | 1.26:1 |
| tint +30 | #ffffff | hsl(300, 76%, 100%) | 1.00:1 |
Harmonies
| Scheme | Hex |
|---|---|
| Complementary | #82ee82 |
| Analogous −30 | #b882ee |
| Analogous +30 | #ee82b8 |
| Triadic −120 | #82eeee |
| Triadic +120 | #eeee82 |
Take the channels apart and the numbers hold together: 238, 130 and 238 average 202, the strongest channel is 238 and the weakest 130, and that span is what pushes saturation to 76.1% at hue 300.0° and lightness 72.2%. Luminance 0.4032 with perceived brightness 68.5 out of 100 is why the white ratio (2.32:1) and the black ratio (9.06:1) diverge by 6.75. Entry 55 of 69, it steps to #bd1abd at minus thirty and #ffffff at plus thirty.
Nearby colours
Frequently asked questions
What text colour should sit on EE82EE?
Black gives 9.06:1 and white gives 2.32:1, so black wins at 9.06:1. That clears the 4.5:1 AA threshold for normal text and the 7:1 AAA threshold as well.
Do the CMYK numbers match a print workflow?
They are the naive conversion from RGB, which assumes no ink limit, no colour profile and no black generation strategy. Real print work needs a profile-aware conversion; the values here are the ones the converter reports and are best used as a starting point for a designer rather than a press-ready separations file.
Convert any other colour, or test a pair against each other, in the ColrShift colour converter and contrast checker. The colour library groups every entry on this site by hue family.