What color is #E95DFF?

#E95DFF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Flaming Flamingo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E95DFF?

The RGB value is 233, 93, 255: 233 red, 93 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E95DFF?

The complementary color is #73FF5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E95DFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E95DFF color

#E95DFF rgb(233, 93, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E95DFF is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 36.5% green and 100% blue (233, 93, 255).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Flaming Flamingo (#DD55FF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#E95DFF color codes

HEX	`#E95DFF`
RGB	`rgb(233, 93, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 36.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 100%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 64%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 64%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.65, 74.76, -55.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.65, 93.23, 323.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.567, 32.375, 97.911)`
Decimal	`15293951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E95DFF, 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 #E95DFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E95DFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #E95DFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e95dff; }
.text { color: #e95dff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e95dff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 93 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e95dff, #ff5dc4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E95DFF?: #E95DFF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Flaming Flamingo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E95DFF?: The RGB value is 233, 93, 255: 233 red, 93 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E95DFF?: The complementary color is #73FF5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E95DFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.