What color is #E280EA?

#E280EA is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pinkling. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E280EA?

The RGB value is 226, 128, 234: 226 red, 128 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E280EA?

The complementary color is #88EA80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E280EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E280EA color

#E280EA rgb(226, 128, 234)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E280EA is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 50.2% green and 91.8% blue (226, 128, 234).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 72% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Pinkling (#EB84F5), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#E280EA color codes

HEX	`#E280EA`
RGB	`rgb(226, 128, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 50.2%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 72%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 45%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 45%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.69, 53.22, -37.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.69, 65.31, 324.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.933, 37.55, 82.233)`
Decimal	`14844138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E280EA, 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 #E280EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E280EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	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 #E280EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e280ea; }
.text { color: #e280ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e280ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 128 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e280ea, #ea80bd); }

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Questions

What color is #E280EA?: #E280EA is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pinkling. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E280EA?: The RGB value is 226, 128, 234: 226 red, 128 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E280EA?: The complementary color is #88EA80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E280EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.