What color is #E68BE9?

#E68BE9 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Frail Fuchsia. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E68BE9?

The RGB value is 230, 139, 233: 230 red, 139 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E68BE9?

The complementary color is #8EE98B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E68BE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E68BE9 color

#E68BE9 rgb(230, 139, 233)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E68BE9 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 54.5% green and 91.4% blue (230, 139, 233).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 68% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Frail Fuchsia (#EE88EE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#E68BE9 color codes

HEX	`#E68BE9`
RGB	`rgb(230, 139, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 54.5%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 68%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 40%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 40%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.3, 48.62, -33.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.3, 58.87, 325.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.572, 41.174, 82.042)`
Decimal	`15109097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E68BE9, 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 #E68BE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E68BE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	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 #E68BE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e68be9; }
.text { color: #e68be9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e68be9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 139 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e68be9, #e98bbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #E68BE9?: #E68BE9 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Frail Fuchsia. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E68BE9?: The RGB value is 230, 139, 233: 230 red, 139 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E68BE9?: The complementary color is #8EE98B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E68BE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.