What color is #E25AF4?

#E25AF4 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Flaming Flamingo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E25AF4?

The RGB value is 226, 90, 244: 226 red, 90 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E25AF4?

The complementary color is #6CF45A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E25AF4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E25AF4 color

#E25AF4 rgb(226, 90, 244)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E25AF4 is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 35.3% green and 95.7% blue (226, 90, 244).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 88% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Flaming Flamingo (#DD55FF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#E25AF4 color codes

HEX	`#E25AF4`
RGB	`rgb(226, 90, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 35.3%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 88%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 63%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 63%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.67, 72.45, -52.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.67, 89.68, 323.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.348, 30.016, 88.659)`
Decimal	`14834420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E25AF4, 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 #E25AF4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E25AF4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	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 #E25AF4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e25af4; }
.text { color: #e25af4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e25af4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 90 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e25af4, #f45ab9); }

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Questions

What color is #E25AF4?: #E25AF4 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Flaming Flamingo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E25AF4?: The RGB value is 226, 90, 244: 226 red, 90 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E25AF4?: The complementary color is #6CF45A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E25AF4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.