What color is #E8A7E2?

#E8A7E2 is a light, moderate magenta known as Candy Floss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Candy Floss?

The RGB value is 232, 167, 226: 232 red, 167 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Candy Floss?

The complementary color is #A7E8AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8A7E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Candy Floss color: hex code #E8A7E2

#E8A7E2 rgb(232, 167, 226)

Shades of purple

Candy Floss has the hex code #E8A7E2. It is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 65.5% green and 88.6% blue (232, 167, 226).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 59% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

Candy Floss (#E8A7E2) color codes

HEX	`#E8A7E2`
RGB	`rgb(232, 167, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 65.5%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 59%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 28%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 3%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.24, 33.27, -20.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.24, 38.94, 328.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.824, 50.286, 78.439)`
Decimal	`15247330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Candy Floss, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E8A7E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8A7E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E8A7E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8a7e2; }
.text { color: #e8a7e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8a7e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 167 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8a7e2, #e8a7c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

See #E8A7E2 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E8A7E2?: #E8A7E2 is a light, moderate magenta known as Candy Floss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Candy Floss?: The RGB value is 232, 167, 226: 232 red, 167 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Candy Floss?: The complementary color is #A7E8AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8A7E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.