What color is #E117F0?

#E117F0 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 #E117F0?

The RGB value is 225, 23, 240: 225 red, 23 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E117F0?

The complementary color is #26F017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E117F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E117F0 color

#E117F0 rgb(225, 23, 240)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E117F0 is a vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 9% green and 94.1% blue (225, 23, 240).

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

The closest named color is Piercing Pink (#DD00EE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#E117F0 color codes

HEX	`#E117F0`
RGB	`rgb(225, 23, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 9%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 88%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 90%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 90%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.98, 89.66, -61.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.98, 108.61, 325.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.085, 22.915, 84.364)`
Decimal	`14751728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E117F0, 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 #E117F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E117F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #E117F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e117f0; }
.text { color: #e117f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e117f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 23 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e117f0, #f01792); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Magenta.

Questions

What color is #E117F0?: #E117F0 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 #E117F0?: The RGB value is 225, 23, 240: 225 red, 23 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E117F0?: The complementary color is #26F017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E117F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.