What color is #E480D9?

#E480D9 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Frail Fuchsia. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E480D9?

The RGB value is 228, 128, 217: 228 red, 128 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E480D9?

The complementary color is #80E48B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E480D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E480D9 color

#E480D9 rgb(228, 128, 217)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E480D9 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 50.2% green and 85.1% blue (228, 128, 217).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 65% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 5% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Frail Fuchsia (#EE88EE), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#E480D9 color codes

HEX	`#E480D9`
RGB	`rgb(228, 128, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 50.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 65%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 44%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 5%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.24, 50.79, -29.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.24, 58.54, 330.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.238, 36.945, 70.012)`
Decimal	`14975193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E480D9, 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 #E480D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E480D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	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 #E480D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e480d9; }
.text { color: #e480d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e480d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 128 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e480d9, #e480a7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E480D9?: #E480D9 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Frail Fuchsia. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E480D9?: The RGB value is 228, 128, 217: 228 red, 128 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E480D9?: The complementary color is #80E48B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E480D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.