What color is #E017F0?

#E017F0 is a vivid magenta, closest to the named color Piercing Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E017F0?

The RGB value is 224, 23, 240: 224 red, 23 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E017F0?

The complementary color is #27F017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E017F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E017F0 color

#E017F0 rgb(224, 23, 240)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E017F0 is a vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 9% green and 94.1% blue (224, 23, 240).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 88% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 90% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Piercing Pink (#DD00EE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#E017F0 color codes

HEX	`#E017F0`
RGB	`rgb(224, 23, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 9%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 88%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 90%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 90%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.82, 89.5, -61.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.82, 108.64, 325.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.774, 22.755, 84.35)`
Decimal	`14686192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E017F0, 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 #E017F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E017F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	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 #E017F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e017f0; }
.text { color: #e017f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e017f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 23 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e017f0, #f01793); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Magenta.

Questions

What color is #E017F0?: #E017F0 is a vivid magenta, closest to the named color Piercing Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E017F0?: The RGB value is 224, 23, 240: 224 red, 23 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E017F0?: The complementary color is #27F017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E017F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.