What color is #E396DE?

#E396DE 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 #E396DE?

The RGB value is 227, 150, 222: 227 red, 150 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E396DE?

The complementary color is #96E39B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E396DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E396DE color

#E396DE rgb(227, 150, 222)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E396DE is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 58.8% green and 87.1% blue (227, 150, 222).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 58% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Love Dust (#EB94DA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#E396DE color codes

HEX	`#E396DE`
RGB	`rgb(227, 150, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 58.8%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 58%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 34%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 2%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.84, 39.97, -24.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.84, 47.05, 328.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.769, 43.42, 74.536)`
Decimal	`14915294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E396DE, 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 #E396DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E396DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #E396DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e396de; }
.text { color: #e396de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e396de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 150 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e396de, #e396b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #E396DE?: #E396DE 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 #E396DE?: The RGB value is 227, 150, 222: 227 red, 150 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E396DE?: The complementary color is #96E39B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E396DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.