What color is #E08ED0?

#E08ED0 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Dust. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E08ED0?

The RGB value is 224, 142, 208: 224 red, 142 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E08ED0?

The complementary color is #8EE09E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E08ED0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E08ED0 color

#E08ED0 rgb(224, 142, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E08ED0 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 55.7% green and 81.6% blue (224, 142, 208).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 57% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 7% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Love Dust (#EB94DA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#E08ED0 color codes

HEX	`#E08ED0`
RGB	`rgb(224, 142, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 55.7%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 57%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 37%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 7%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.29, 40.78, -21.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.29, 45.87, 332.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.798, 39.75, 64.606)`
Decimal	`14716624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E08ED0, 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 #E08ED0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E08ED0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	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 #E08ED0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e08ed0; }
.text { color: #e08ed0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e08ed0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 142 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e08ed0, #e08ea7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #E08ED0?: #E08ED0 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Dust. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E08ED0?: The RGB value is 224, 142, 208: 224 red, 142 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E08ED0?: The complementary color is #8EE09E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E08ED0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.