What color is #E38ED7?

#E38ED7 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Dust. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E38ED7?

The RGB value is 227, 142, 215: 227 red, 142 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E38ED7?

The complementary color is #8EE39A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E38ED7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E38ED7 color

#E38ED7 rgb(227, 142, 215)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E38ED7 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 55.7% green and 84.3% blue (227, 142, 215).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 60% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 5% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Love Dust (#EB94DA), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#E38ED7 color codes

HEX	`#E38ED7`
RGB	`rgb(227, 142, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 55.7%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 60%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 37%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 5%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.88, 42.94, -23.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.88, 49.17, 330.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.617, 40.586, 69.286)`
Decimal	`14913239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E38ED7, 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 #E38ED7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E38ED7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	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 #E38ED7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e38ed7; }
.text { color: #e38ed7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e38ed7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 142 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e38ed7, #e38eac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #E38ED7?: #E38ED7 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Dust. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E38ED7?: The RGB value is 227, 142, 215: 227 red, 142 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E38ED7?: The complementary color is #8EE39A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E38ED7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.