What color is #E884E8?

#E884E8 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Frail Fuchsia. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E884E8?

The RGB value is 232, 132, 232: 232 red, 132 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E884E8?

The complementary color is #84E884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E884E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E884E8 color

#E884E8 rgb(232, 132, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E884E8 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 51.8% green and 91% blue (232, 132, 232).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 68% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Frail Fuchsia (#EE88EE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#E884E8 color codes

HEX	`#E884E8`
RGB	`rgb(232, 132, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 51.8%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 68%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 43%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.1, 52.58, -34.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.1, 62.88, 326.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.094, 39.487, 80.995)`
Decimal	`15238376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E884E8, 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 #E884E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E884E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #E884E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e884e8; }
.text { color: #e884e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e884e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 132 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e884e8, #e884b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #E884E8?: #E884E8 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Frail Fuchsia. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E884E8?: The RGB value is 232, 132, 232: 232 red, 132 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E884E8?: The complementary color is #84E884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E884E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.