What color is #E48BFF?

#E48BFF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pinkling. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E48BFF?

The RGB value is 228, 139, 255: 228 red, 139 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E48BFF?

The complementary color is #A6FF8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E48BFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E48BFF color

#E48BFF rgb(228, 139, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E48BFF is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 54.5% green and 100% blue (228, 139, 255).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 100% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pinkling (#EB84F5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#E48BFF color codes

HEX	`#E48BFF`
RGB	`rgb(228, 139, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 54.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 100%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 45%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 45%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71, 52.2, -44.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71, 68.37, 319.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.275, 42.181, 99.608)`
Decimal	`14978047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E48BFF, 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 #E48BFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E48BFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #E48BFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e48bff; }
.text { color: #e48bff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e48bff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 139 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e48bff, #ff8be0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E48BFF?: #E48BFF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pinkling. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E48BFF?: The RGB value is 228, 139, 255: 228 red, 139 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E48BFF?: The complementary color is #A6FF8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E48BFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.