What color is #E577FF?

#E577FF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Heliotrope. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E577FF?

The RGB value is 229, 119, 255: 229 red, 119 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E577FF?

The complementary color is #91FF77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E577FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E577FF color

#E577FF rgb(229, 119, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E577FF is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 46.7% green and 100% blue (229, 119, 255).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#E577FF color codes

HEX	`#E577FF`
RGB	`rgb(229, 119, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 46.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 53%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 53%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.33, 62.35, -49.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.33, 79.87, 321.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.958, 37.074, 98.744)`
Decimal	`15038463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E577FF, 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 #E577FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E577FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #E577FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e577ff; }
.text { color: #e577ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e577ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 119 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e577ff, #ff77d5); }

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Questions

What color is #E577FF?: #E577FF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Heliotrope. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E577FF?: The RGB value is 229, 119, 255: 229 red, 119 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E577FF?: The complementary color is #91FF77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E577FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.