What color is #E28DF5?

#E28DF5 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pinkling. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E28DF5?

The RGB value is 226, 141, 245: 226 red, 141 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E28DF5?

The complementary color is #A0F58D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E28DF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E28DF5 color

#E28DF5 rgb(226, 141, 245)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E28DF5 is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 55.3% green and 96.1% blue (226, 141, 245).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 84% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Pinkling (#EB84F5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#E28DF5 color codes

HEX	`#E28DF5`
RGB	`rgb(226, 141, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 55.3%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 84%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 42%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 42%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.74, 48.67, -39.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.74, 62.44, 321.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.368, 41.813, 91.417)`
Decimal	`14847477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E28DF5, 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 #E28DF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E28DF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	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 #E28DF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e28df5; }
.text { color: #e28df5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e28df5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 141 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e28df5, #f58dd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Heliotrope.

Questions

What color is #E28DF5?: #E28DF5 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pinkling. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E28DF5?: The RGB value is 226, 141, 245: 226 red, 141 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E28DF5?: The complementary color is #A0F58D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E28DF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.