What color is #EAB9F8?

#EAB9F8 is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Candy Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAB9F8?

The RGB value is 234, 185, 248: 234 red, 185 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAB9F8?

The complementary color is #C7F8B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAB9F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAB9F8 color

#EAB9F8 rgb(234, 185, 248)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EAB9F8 is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 72.5% green and 97.3% blue (234, 185, 248).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 82% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Candy Dreams (#E9AEF2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#EAB9F8 color codes

HEX	`#EAB9F8`
RGB	`rgb(234, 185, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 72.5%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 82%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 25%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 25%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.27, 28.39, -24.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.27, 37.47, 319.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.222, 58.969, 96.577)`
Decimal	`15383032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAB9F8, 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 #EAB9F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAB9F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	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 #EAB9F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eab9f8; }
.text { color: #eab9f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eab9f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 185 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eab9f8, #f8b9e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EAB9F8?: #EAB9F8 is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Candy Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAB9F8?: The RGB value is 234, 185, 248: 234 red, 185 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAB9F8?: The complementary color is #C7F8B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAB9F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.