What color is #E798F1?

#E798F1 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 #E798F1?

The RGB value is 231, 152, 241: 231 red, 152 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E798F1?

The complementary color is #A2F198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E798F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E798F1 color

#E798F1 rgb(231, 152, 241)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E798F1 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 59.6% green and 94.5% blue (231, 152, 241).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 76% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% 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 10.16:1).

#E798F1 color codes

HEX	`#E798F1`
RGB	`rgb(231, 152, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 59.6%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 76%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 37%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 37%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.41, 43.65, -32.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.41, 54.57, 323.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.059, 45.798, 88.878)`
Decimal	`15177969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E798F1, 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 #E798F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E798F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	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 #E798F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e798f1; }
.text { color: #e798f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e798f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 152 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e798f1, #f198cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #E798F1?: #E798F1 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 #E798F1?: The RGB value is 231, 152, 241: 231 red, 152 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E798F1?: The complementary color is #A2F198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E798F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.