What color is #EA93DA?

#EA93DA 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 #EA93DA?

The RGB value is 234, 147, 218: 234 red, 147 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EA93DA?

The complementary color is #93EAA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EA93DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EA93DA color

#EA93DA rgb(234, 147, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EA93DA is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 57.6% green and 85.5% blue (234, 147, 218).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 67% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Love Dust (#EB94DA), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#EA93DA color codes

HEX	`#EA93DA`
RGB	`rgb(234, 147, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 57.6%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 67%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 37%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 7%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.84, 43.07, -22.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.84, 48.61, 332.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.02, 43.425, 71.694)`
Decimal	`15373274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EA93DA, 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 #EA93DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EA93DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #EA93DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ea93da; }
.text { color: #ea93da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ea93da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 147 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ea93da, #ea93af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #EA93DA?: #EA93DA 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 #EA93DA?: The RGB value is 234, 147, 218: 234 red, 147 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EA93DA?: The complementary color is #93EAA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EA93DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.