What color is #E6AAF6?

#E6AAF6 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Candy Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6AAF6?

The RGB value is 230, 170, 246: 230 red, 170 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6AAF6?

The complementary color is #BAF6AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6AAF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6AAF6 color

#E6AAF6 rgb(230, 170, 246)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E6AAF6 is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 66.7% green and 96.5% blue (230, 170, 246).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 81% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Candy Dreams (#E9AEF2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.45:1).

#E6AAF6 color codes

HEX	`#E6AAF6`
RGB	`rgb(230, 170, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 66.7%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 81%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 31%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 31%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.42, 34.76, -29.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.42, 45.47, 319.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.64, 52.228, 93.899)`
Decimal	`15117046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6AAF6, 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 #E6AAF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6AAF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.45:1	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 #E6AAF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6aaf6; }
.text { color: #e6aaf6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6aaf6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 170 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6aaf6, #f6aae0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E6AAF6?: #E6AAF6 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Candy Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6AAF6?: The RGB value is 230, 170, 246: 230 red, 170 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6AAF6?: The complementary color is #BAF6AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6AAF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.