What color is #E695E5?

#E695E5 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 #E695E5?

The RGB value is 230, 149, 229: 230 red, 149 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E695E5?

The complementary color is #95E696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E695E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E695E5 color

#E695E5 rgb(230, 149, 229)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E695E5 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 58.4% green and 89.8% blue (230, 149, 229).

Its hue angle is 301°, with 62% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Diva Mecha (#EE99EE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#E695E5 color codes

HEX	`#E695E5`
RGB	`rgb(230, 149, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 58.4%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(301, 62%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(301, 35%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.21, 42.7, -28.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.21, 51.09, 326.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.522, 43.977, 79.572)`
Decimal	`15111653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E695E5, 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 #E695E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E695E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	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 #E695E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e695e5; }
.text { color: #e695e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e695e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 149 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e695e5, #e695bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #E695E5?: #E695E5 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 #E695E5?: The RGB value is 230, 149, 229: 230 red, 149 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E695E5?: The complementary color is #95E696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E695E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.