What color is #E3A4E8?

#E3A4E8 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pinky Swear. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3A4E8?

The RGB value is 227, 164, 232: 227 red, 164 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3A4E8?

The complementary color is #A9E8A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3A4E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3A4E8 color

#E3A4E8 rgb(227, 164, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E3A4E8 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 64.3% green and 91% blue (227, 164, 232).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 60% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pinky Swear (#EEAAEE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#E3A4E8 color codes

HEX	`#E3A4E8`
RGB	`rgb(227, 164, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 64.3%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 60%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 29%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 29%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.27, 34.36, -25.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.27, 42.51, 323.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.518, 48.71, 82.595)`
Decimal	`14918888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3A4E8, 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 #E3A4E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3A4E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	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 #E3A4E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3a4e8; }
.text { color: #e3a4e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3a4e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 164 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3a4e8, #e8a4cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #E3A4E8?: #E3A4E8 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pinky Swear. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3A4E8?: The RGB value is 227, 164, 232: 227 red, 164 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3A4E8?: The complementary color is #A9E8A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3A4E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.