What color is #EF86F7?

#EF86F7 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pinkling. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EF86F7?

The RGB value is 239, 134, 247: 239 red, 134 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EF86F7?

The complementary color is #8EF786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EF86F7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EF86F7 color

#EF86F7 rgb(239, 134, 247)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EF86F7 is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 52.5% green and 96.9% blue (239, 134, 247).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 88% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Pinkling (#EB84F5), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#EF86F7 color codes

HEX	`#EF86F7`
RGB	`rgb(239, 134, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 52.5%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 88%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 46%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 46%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.95, 56.28, -39.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.95, 68.91, 324.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.909, 42.119, 92.899)`
Decimal	`15697655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EF86F7, 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 #EF86F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EF86F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	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 #EF86F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ef86f7; }
.text { color: #ef86f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ef86f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 134 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ef86f7, #f786c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Heliotrope.

Questions

What color is #EF86F7?: #EF86F7 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pinkling. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EF86F7?: The RGB value is 239, 134, 247: 239 red, 134 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EF86F7?: The complementary color is #8EF786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EF86F7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.