What color is #E86BDA?

#E86BDA is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E86BDA?

The RGB value is 232, 107, 218: 232 red, 107 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E86BDA?

The complementary color is #6BE879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E86BDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E86BDA color

#E86BDA rgb(232, 107, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E86BDA is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 42% green and 85.5% blue (232, 107, 218).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 73% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Orchid (#DA70D6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#E86BDA color codes

HEX	`#E86BDA`
RGB	`rgb(232, 107, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 42%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 73%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 54%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 6%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.95, 62.21, -34.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.95, 71.24, 330.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.191, 32.737, 69.939)`
Decimal	`15231962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E86BDA, 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 #E86BDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E86BDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #E86BDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e86bda; }
.text { color: #e86bda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e86bda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 107 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e86bda, #e86b9b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E86BDA?: #E86BDA is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E86BDA?: The RGB value is 232, 107, 218: 232 red, 107 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E86BDA?: The complementary color is #6BE879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E86BDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.