What color is #E19EFE?

#E19EFE is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Party Pig. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E19EFE?

The RGB value is 225, 158, 254: 225 red, 158 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E19EFE?

The complementary color is #BBFE9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E19EFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E19EFE color

#E19EFE rgb(225, 158, 254)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E19EFE is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 62% green and 99.6% blue (225, 158, 254).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 98% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Party Pig (#EE99FF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#E19EFE color codes

HEX	`#E19EFE`
RGB	`rgb(225, 158, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 62%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 98%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 38%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 38%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.58, 41.23, -38.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.58, 56.1, 317.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.165, 47.618, 99.716)`
Decimal	`14786302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E19EFE, 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 #E19EFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E19EFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	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 #E19EFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e19efe; }
.text { color: #e19efe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e19efe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 158 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e19efe, #fe9eeb); }

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Questions

What color is #E19EFE?: #E19EFE is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Party Pig. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E19EFE?: The RGB value is 225, 158, 254: 225 red, 158 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E19EFE?: The complementary color is #BBFE9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E19EFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.