#E966E2

A light, vivid magenta closely aligning with Violet.

About #E966E2

When working with digital screens, the color #E966E2 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Violet. In the RGB color space, it consists of 233 red, 102 green, and 226 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 56% M, 3% Y, and 9% K. With a hue angle of 303.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E966E2
RGB233, 102, 226
HSL303.2°, 74.9%, 65.7%
CMYK0%, 56%, 3%, 9%
HSV303.2°, 56.2%, 91.4%
LAB63.6, 66.0, -39.7
XYZ52.1, 32.3, 75.4
Decimal15296226

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.81:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.46:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.69:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.34:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E966E2; }
.text-color { color: #E966E2; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E966E2; }

Similar Colors

Violet
#EE82EE