What color is #E899FF?

#E899FF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Party Pig. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E899FF?

The RGB value is 232, 153, 255: 232 red, 153 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E899FF?

The complementary color is #B0FF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E899FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E899FF color

#E899FF rgb(232, 153, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E899FF is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 60% green and 100% blue (232, 153, 255).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Party Pig (#EE99FF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#E899FF color codes

HEX	`#E899FF`
RGB	`rgb(232, 153, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 60%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 40%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 40%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.29, 46.11, -38.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.29, 60.38, 319.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.717, 47.16, 100.387)`
Decimal	`15243775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E899FF, 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 #E899FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E899FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	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 #E899FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e899ff; }
.text { color: #e899ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e899ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 153 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e899ff, #ff99e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #E899FF?: #E899FF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Party Pig. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E899FF?: The RGB value is 232, 153, 255: 232 red, 153 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E899FF?: The complementary color is #B0FF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E899FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.