What color is #E090E6?

#E090E6 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Diva Mecha. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E090E6?

The RGB value is 224, 144, 230: 224 red, 144 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E090E6?

The complementary color is #96E690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E090E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E090E6 color

#E090E6 rgb(224, 144, 230)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E090E6 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 56.5% green and 90.2% blue (224, 144, 230).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 63% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Diva Mecha (#EE99EE), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#E090E6 color codes

HEX	`#E090E6`
RGB	`rgb(224, 144, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 56.5%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 63%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 37%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 37%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.53, 43.67, -31.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.53, 53.7, 324.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.995, 41.509, 79.963)`
Decimal	`14717158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E090E6, 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 #E090E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E090E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	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 #E090E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e090e6; }
.text { color: #e090e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e090e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 144 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e090e6, #e690c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #E090E6?: #E090E6 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Diva Mecha. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E090E6?: The RGB value is 224, 144, 230: 224 red, 144 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E090E6?: The complementary color is #96E690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E090E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.