What color is #E65EFF?

#E65EFF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Flaming Flamingo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E65EFF?

The RGB value is 230, 94, 255: 230 red, 94 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E65EFF?

The complementary color is #77FF5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E65EFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E65EFF color

#E65EFF rgb(230, 94, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E65EFF is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 36.9% green and 100% blue (230, 94, 255).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Flaming Flamingo (#DD55FF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#E65EFF color codes

HEX	`#E65EFF`
RGB	`rgb(230, 94, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 36.9%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 100%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 63%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 63%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.39, 73.68, -56.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.39, 92.64, 322.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.684, 32.051, 97.894)`
Decimal	`15097599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E65EFF, 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 #E65EFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E65EFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #E65EFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e65eff; }
.text { color: #e65eff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e65eff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 94 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e65eff, #ff5ec7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E65EFF?: #E65EFF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Flaming Flamingo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E65EFF?: The RGB value is 230, 94, 255: 230 red, 94 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E65EFF?: The complementary color is #77FF5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E65EFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.