What color is #EA5FD6?

#EA5FD6 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Kinky Pinky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EA5FD6?

The RGB value is 234, 95, 214: 234 red, 95 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EA5FD6?

The complementary color is #5FEA73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EA5FD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EA5FD6 color

#EA5FD6 rgb(234, 95, 214)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EA5FD6 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 37.3% green and 83.9% blue (234, 95, 214).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 77% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Kinky Pinky (#EE55CC), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#EA5FD6 color codes

HEX	`#EA5FD6`
RGB	`rgb(234, 95, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 37.3%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 77%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 59%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 9%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.11, 67.36, -35.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.11, 76.06, 332.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.162, 30.536, 66.857)`
Decimal	`15359958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EA5FD6, 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 #EA5FD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EA5FD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #EA5FD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ea5fd6; }
.text { color: #ea5fd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ea5fd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 95 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ea5fd6, #ea5f90); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EA5FD6?: #EA5FD6 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Kinky Pinky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EA5FD6?: The RGB value is 234, 95, 214: 234 red, 95 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EA5FD6?: The complementary color is #5FEA73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EA5FD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.