What color is #E29DD2?

#E29DD2 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Girl Power. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E29DD2?

The RGB value is 226, 157, 210: 226 red, 157 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E29DD2?

The complementary color is #9DE2AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E29DD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E29DD2 color

#E29DD2 rgb(226, 157, 210)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E29DD2 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 61.6% green and 82.4% blue (226, 157, 210).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 54% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Girl Power (#D39BCB), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#E29DD2 color codes

HEX	`#E29DD2`
RGB	`rgb(226, 157, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 61.6%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 54%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 31%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 7%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.85, 33.81, -16.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.85, 37.71, 333.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.053, 44.938, 66.734)`
Decimal	`14851538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E29DD2, 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 #E29DD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E29DD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	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 #E29DD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e29dd2; }
.text { color: #e29dd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e29dd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 157 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e29dd2, #e29db0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #E29DD2?: #E29DD2 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Girl Power. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E29DD2?: The RGB value is 226, 157, 210: 226 red, 157 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E29DD2?: The complementary color is #9DE2AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E29DD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.