What color is #E7AAE1?

#E7AAE1 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Candy Floss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7AAE1?

The RGB value is 231, 170, 225: 231 red, 170 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7AAE1?

The complementary color is #AAE7B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7AAE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7AAE1 color

#E7AAE1 rgb(231, 170, 225)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E7AAE1 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 66.7% green and 88.2% blue (231, 170, 225).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 56% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Candy Floss (#E8A7E2), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.23:1).

#E7AAE1 color codes

HEX	`#E7AAE1`
RGB	`rgb(231, 170, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 66.7%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 56%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 26%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 3%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.79, 31.16, -18.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.79, 36.44, 328.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.919, 51.177, 77.889)`
Decimal	`15182561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7AAE1, 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 #E7AAE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7AAE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.23:1	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 #E7AAE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7aae1; }
.text { color: #e7aae1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7aae1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 170 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7aae1, #e7aac2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #E7AAE1?: #E7AAE1 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Candy Floss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7AAE1?: The RGB value is 231, 170, 225: 231 red, 170 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7AAE1?: The complementary color is #AAE7B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7AAE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.