What color is #E34AFF?

#E34AFF 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 #E34AFF?

The RGB value is 227, 74, 255: 227 red, 74 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E34AFF?

The complementary color is #66FF4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E34AFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E34AFF color

#E34AFF rgb(227, 74, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E34AFF is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 29% green and 100% blue (227, 74, 255).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 100% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Flaming Flamingo (#DD55FF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#E34AFF color codes

HEX	`#E34AFF`
RGB	`rgb(227, 74, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 29%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 100%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 71%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 71%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.29, 80.54, -61.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.29, 101.11, 322.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.175, 28.451, 97.332)`
Decimal	`14895871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E34AFF, 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 #E34AFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E34AFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	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 #E34AFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e34aff; }
.text { color: #e34aff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e34aff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 74 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e34aff, #ff4ac1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E34AFF?: #E34AFF 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 #E34AFF?: The RGB value is 227, 74, 255: 227 red, 74 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E34AFF?: The complementary color is #66FF4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E34AFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.