What color is #E59BE8?

#E59BE8 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 #E59BE8?

The RGB value is 229, 155, 232: 229 red, 155 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E59BE8?

The complementary color is #9EE89B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E59BE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E59BE8 color

#E59BE8 rgb(229, 155, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E59BE8 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 60.8% green and 91% blue (229, 155, 232).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 63% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Diva Mecha (#EE99EE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#E59BE8 color codes

HEX	`#E59BE8`
RGB	`rgb(229, 155, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 60.8%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 63%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 33%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 33%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.5, 39.78, -27.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.5, 48.49, 325.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.599, 45.929, 82.107)`
Decimal	`15047656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E59BE8, 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 #E59BE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E59BE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	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 #E59BE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e59be8; }
.text { color: #e59be8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e59be8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 155 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e59be8, #e89bc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #E59BE8?: #E59BE8 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 #E59BE8?: The RGB value is 229, 155, 232: 229 red, 155 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E59BE8?: The complementary color is #9EE89B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E59BE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.