#EE82EEViolet (#EE82EE) is a light, saturated magenta with an OKLCH hue of 327°, lightness 0.76 and chroma 0.186. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #EE82EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 130, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 76%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 45%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45%, 0%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(69.7 56.4 -36.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.762 0.186 327) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Violet shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f17fe0 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#f383ea — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#ee82ee — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ee82f1 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 2.32:1 and against black 9.06:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffeafe · #ffa3fe · #ee82ee · #af52af · #843185 · #5b0e5d
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#dbd0ff · #deaeff · #ee82ee · #e66dbb · #d65d8a · #c1505e
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#ee82ee · #c57b7c · #a44da4 · #a8002b · #631265 · #4a020f
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e9c9e8 · #ee82ee · #17ac44 · #8e598e · #6b3c6b · #452744
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e7f7e8 · #ee82ee · #a38ea2 · #535e54 · #301d30 · #000200
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ebf5ec · #c1ccc2 · #93a094 · #172719 · #000500 · #ee82ee
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dcd8b3 · #ee82ee · #ca86ae · #429624 · #304034 · #13082e
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d3d9b3 · #ee82ee · #a09f61 · #5a8f7b · #333d30 · #14082a
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fff1d0 · #ee82ee · #ba8f00 · #006771 · #002b30 · #0a0400
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffeee3 · #ee82ee · #d87a24 · #006e25 · #00283e · #000200
#F394F3 · #F8A6F7 · #FDB7FC · #FFCAFE · #FFDDFE
#C666C7 · #A04AA1 · #7C307D · #59155A · #370038
#E28EE2 · #D699D5 · #C9A3C8
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.