What color is #E597F6?

#E597F6 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Party Pig. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E597F6?

The RGB value is 229, 151, 246: 229 red, 151 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E597F6?

The complementary color is #A8F697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E597F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E597F6 color

#E597F6 rgb(229, 151, 246)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E597F6 is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 59.2% green and 96.5% blue (229, 151, 246).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 84% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Party Pig (#EE99FF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#E597F6 color codes

HEX	`#E597F6`
RGB	`rgb(229, 151, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 59.2%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 84%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 39%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 39%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.19, 44.53, -35.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.19, 57.16, 321.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.012, 45.447, 92.782)`
Decimal	`15046646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E597F6, 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 #E597F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E597F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	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 #E597F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e597f6; }
.text { color: #e597f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e597f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 151 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e597f6, #f697d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #E597F6?: #E597F6 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Party Pig. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E597F6?: The RGB value is 229, 151, 246: 229 red, 151 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E597F6?: The complementary color is #A8F697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E597F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.