What color is #E49AE2?

#E49AE2 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Diva Mecha. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E49AE2?

The RGB value is 228, 154, 226: 228 red, 154 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E49AE2?

The complementary color is #9AE49C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E49AE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E49AE2 color

#E49AE2 rgb(228, 154, 226)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E49AE2 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 60.4% green and 88.6% blue (228, 154, 226).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 58% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Diva Mecha (#EE99EE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#E49AE2 color codes

HEX	`#E49AE2`
RGB	`rgb(228, 154, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 60.4%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 58%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 32%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 1%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.96, 38.89, -25.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.96, 46.4, 326.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.277, 45.098, 77.625)`
Decimal	`14981858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E49AE2, 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 #E49AE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E49AE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	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 #E49AE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e49ae2; }
.text { color: #e49ae2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e49ae2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 154 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e49ae2, #e49abd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #E49AE2?: #E49AE2 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Diva Mecha. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E49AE2?: The RGB value is 228, 154, 226: 228 red, 154 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E49AE2?: The complementary color is #9AE49C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E49AE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.