What color is #E856E9?

#E856E9 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pink Party. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E856E9?

The RGB value is 232, 86, 233: 232 red, 86 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E856E9?

The complementary color is #57E956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E856E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E856E9 color

#E856E9 rgb(232, 86, 233)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E856E9 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 33.7% green and 91.4% blue (232, 86, 233).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 77% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pink Party (#FF55EE), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#E856E9 color codes

HEX	`#E856E9`
RGB	`rgb(232, 86, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 33.7%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 77%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 63%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.39, 73.54, -47.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.39, 87.34, 327.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.314, 29.698, 80.105)`
Decimal	`15226601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E856E9, 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 #E856E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E856E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #E856E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e856e9; }
.text { color: #e856e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e856e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 86 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e856e9, #e956a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Neon Pink.

Questions

What color is #E856E9?: #E856E9 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pink Party. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E856E9?: The RGB value is 232, 86, 233: 232 red, 86 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E856E9?: The complementary color is #57E956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E856E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.