What color is #E04AF6?

#E04AF6 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Flaming Flamingo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E04AF6?

The RGB value is 224, 74, 246: 224 red, 74 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E04AF6?

The complementary color is #60F64A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E04AF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E04AF6 color

#E04AF6 rgb(224, 74, 246)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E04AF6 is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 29% green and 96.5% blue (224, 74, 246).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 91% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Flaming Flamingo (#DD55FF), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#E04AF6 color codes

HEX	`#E04AF6`
RGB	`rgb(224, 74, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 29%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 91%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 70%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 70%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.34, 78.39, -57.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.34, 97.32, 323.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.822, 27.401, 89.836)`
Decimal	`14699254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E04AF6, 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 #E04AF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E04AF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #E04AF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e04af6; }
.text { color: #e04af6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e04af6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 74 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e04af6, #f64ab6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E04AF6?: #E04AF6 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Flaming Flamingo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E04AF6?: The RGB value is 224, 74, 246: 224 red, 74 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E04AF6?: The complementary color is #60F64A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E04AF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.