What color is #E600FF?

#E600FF is a vivid magenta, closest to the named color Cotton Candy Explosions. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E600FF?

The RGB value is 230, 0, 255: 230 red, 0 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E600FF?

The complementary color is #19FF00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E600FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E600FF color

#E600FF rgb(230, 0, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E600FF is a vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 0% green and 100% blue (230, 0, 255).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Candy Explosions (#DD22FF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#E600FF color codes

HEX	`#E600FF`
RGB	`rgb(230, 0, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 0%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 100%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.13, 94.53, -67.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.13, 116.32, 324.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.681, 24.046, 96.56)`
Decimal	`15073535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E600FF, 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 #E600FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E600FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	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 #E600FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e600ff; }
.text { color: #e600ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e600ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 0 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e600ff, #ff0098); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Magenta.

Questions

What color is #E600FF?: #E600FF is a vivid magenta, closest to the named color Cotton Candy Explosions. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E600FF?: The RGB value is 230, 0, 255: 230 red, 0 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E600FF?: The complementary color is #19FF00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E600FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.