What color is #E857F4?

#E857F4 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Flaming Flamingo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E857F4?

The RGB value is 232, 87, 244: 232 red, 87 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E857F4?

The complementary color is #63F457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E857F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E857F4 color

#E857F4 rgb(232, 87, 244)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E857F4 is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 34.1% green and 95.7% blue (232, 87, 244).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 88% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Flaming Flamingo (#DD55FF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#E857F4 color codes

HEX	`#E857F4`
RGB	`rgb(232, 87, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 34.1%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 88%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 64%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 64%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.09, 74.99, -52.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.09, 91.33, 325.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.015, 30.507, 88.666)`
Decimal	`15226868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E857F4, 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 #E857F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E857F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #E857F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e857f4; }
.text { color: #e857f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e857f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 87 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e857f4, #f457b2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E857F4?: #E857F4 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Flaming Flamingo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E857F4?: The RGB value is 232, 87, 244: 232 red, 87 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E857F4?: The complementary color is #63F457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E857F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.