What color is #E7A8FF?

#E7A8FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Testosterose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7A8FF?

The RGB value is 231, 168, 255: 231 red, 168 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7A8FF?

The complementary color is #C0FFA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7A8FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7A8FF color

#E7A8FF rgb(231, 168, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E7A8FF is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 65.9% green and 100% blue (231, 168, 255).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Testosterose (#DDAAFF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#E7A8FF color codes

HEX	`#E7A8FF`
RGB	`rgb(231, 168, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 65.9%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 34%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 34%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.41, 37.9, -34.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.41, 51.02, 317.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.005, 52.216, 101.243)`
Decimal	`15182079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7A8FF, 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 #E7A8FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7A8FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	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 #E7A8FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7a8ff; }
.text { color: #e7a8ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7a8ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 168 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7a8ff, #ffa8eb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E7A8FF?: #E7A8FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Testosterose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7A8FF?: The RGB value is 231, 168, 255: 231 red, 168 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7A8FF?: The complementary color is #C0FFA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7A8FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.