What color is #E883D5?

#E883D5 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Dust. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E883D5?

The RGB value is 232, 131, 213: 232 red, 131 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E883D5?

The complementary color is #83E896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E883D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E883D5 color

#E883D5 rgb(232, 131, 213)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E883D5 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 51.4% green and 83.5% blue (232, 131, 213).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 69% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 8% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Love Dust (#EB94DA), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#E883D5 color codes

HEX	`#E883D5`
RGB	`rgb(232, 131, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 51.4%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 69%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 44%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 8%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.16, 49.81, -25.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.16, 55.92, 332.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.405, 38.196, 67.497)`
Decimal	`15238101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E883D5, 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 #E883D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E883D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	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 #E883D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e883d5; }
.text { color: #e883d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e883d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 131 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e883d5, #e883a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E883D5?: #E883D5 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Dust. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E883D5?: The RGB value is 232, 131, 213: 232 red, 131 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E883D5?: The complementary color is #83E896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E883D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.