What color is #FF88E5?

#FF88E5 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pink Elephants. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF88E5?

The RGB value is 255, 136, 229: 255 red, 136 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF88E5?

The complementary color is #88FFA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF88E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF88E5 color

#FF88E5 rgb(255, 136, 229)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FF88E5 is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 53.3% green and 89.8% blue (255, 136, 229).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 100% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 10% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pink Elephants (#FF99EE), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#FF88E5 color codes

HEX	`#FF88E5`
RGB	`rgb(255, 136, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 53.3%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 100%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 47%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 10%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.58, 56.86, -27.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.58, 63.04, 334.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.187, 44.53, 79.328)`
Decimal	`16746725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF88E5, 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 #FF88E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF88E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #FF88E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff88e5; }
.text { color: #ff88e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff88e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 136 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff88e5, #ff88a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Pink.

Questions

What color is #FF88E5?: #FF88E5 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pink Elephants. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF88E5?: The RGB value is 255, 136, 229: 255 red, 136 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF88E5?: The complementary color is #88FFA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF88E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.