What color is #E87DD3?

#E87DD3 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 #E87DD3?

The RGB value is 232, 125, 211: 232 red, 125 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E87DD3?

The complementary color is #7DE892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E87DD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E87DD3 color

#E87DD3 rgb(232, 125, 211)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E87DD3 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 49% green and 82.7% blue (232, 125, 211).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 70% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 9% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Orchid (#DA70D6), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#E87DD3 color codes

HEX	`#E87DD3`
RGB	`rgb(232, 125, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 49%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 70%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 46%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 9%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.92, 52.48, -26.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.92, 58.66, 333.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.37, 36.529, 65.908)`
Decimal	`15236563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E87DD3, 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 #E87DD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E87DD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	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 #E87DD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e87dd3; }
.text { color: #e87dd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e87dd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 125 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e87dd3, #e87d9e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E87DD3?: #E87DD3 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 #E87DD3?: The RGB value is 232, 125, 211: 232 red, 125 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E87DD3?: The complementary color is #7DE892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E87DD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.