What color is #E1A9E2?

#E1A9E2 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Candy Floss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1A9E2?

The RGB value is 225, 169, 226: 225 red, 169 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1A9E2?

The complementary color is #AAE2A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1A9E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1A9E2 color

#E1A9E2 rgb(225, 169, 226)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E1A9E2 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 66.3% green and 88.6% blue (225, 169, 226).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 50% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Candy Floss (#E8A7E2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#E1A9E2 color codes

HEX	`#E1A9E2`
RGB	`rgb(225, 169, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 66.3%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 50%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 25%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.99, 29.92, -20.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.99, 36.38, 325.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.965, 49.876, 78.458)`
Decimal	`14789090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1A9E2, 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 #E1A9E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1A9E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	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 #E1A9E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1a9e2; }
.text { color: #e1a9e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1a9e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 169 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1a9e2, #e2a9c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #E1A9E2?: #E1A9E2 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Candy Floss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1A9E2?: The RGB value is 225, 169, 226: 225 red, 169 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1A9E2?: The complementary color is #AAE2A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1A9E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.