What color is #E84DD8?

#E84DD8 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Barbiecore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E84DD8?

The RGB value is 232, 77, 216: 232 red, 77 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E84DD8?

The complementary color is #4DE85D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E84DD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E84DD8 color

#E84DD8 rgb(232, 77, 216)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E84DD8 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 30.2% green and 84.7% blue (232, 77, 216).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 77% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 7% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Barbiecore (#E15ACB), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#E84DD8 color codes

HEX	`#E84DD8`
RGB	`rgb(232, 77, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 30.2%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 77%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 67%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 7%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.37, 74.22, -40.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.37, 84.68, 331.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.327, 27.425, 67.701)`
Decimal	`15224280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E84DD8, 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 #E84DD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E84DD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	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 #E84DD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e84dd8; }
.text { color: #e84dd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e84dd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 77 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e84dd8, #e84d8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Neon Pink.

Questions

What color is #E84DD8?: #E84DD8 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Barbiecore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E84DD8?: The RGB value is 232, 77, 216: 232 red, 77 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E84DD8?: The complementary color is #4DE85D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E84DD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.