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#e080f3

a light, electric magenta / pink · neutral · closest name: Violet

RGB
224, 128, 243
HSL
290°, 83%, 73%
CMYK
8, 47, 0, 5
Luminance
0.3776

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #e080f3 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#e080f3
Hue
290°
magenta / pink
Saturation
83%
electric
Lightness
73%
light
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
69%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3776
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
55/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
8.55:1
Closest name
Violet
ΔE2000 3.1
Where it sits
Hue290° of 360°
Saturation83%
Lightness73%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool55% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#e080f3
RGBrgb(224, 128, 243)
HSLhsl(290, 83%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 47%, 0%, 5%)
LABlab(67.8 54.3 -42.6)
LCHlch(67.8 69.0 321.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.745 0.186 320.8)
Decimal14713075
Display P3color(display-p3 0.878 0.502 0.953)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #e080f3;
background-color: #e080f3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#e080f3] bg-[#e080f3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #e080f3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.878, green: 0.502, blue: 0.953)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#e080f3")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFE080F3)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(243, 128, 224)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #e080f3 · 8.55:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.46:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 8.55:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #e080f3 as text scores 2.46:1 on white and 8.55:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#e080f3 on white: 2.46:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#e080f3 on black: 8.55:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #6E9EF7
deuteranopia · #8AA9F0
tritanopia · #E28FAE

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #e080f3 is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FBF2FC
#F6E6FA
#EEC6F6
#e080f3
#D965F0
#CD32EC
#BE15E0
#9F12BA
#7F0E95
#5C0F6C
#3A0943
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #FBF2FCDarkest = 950 · #3A0943
:root {
  --brand-50: #FBF2FC;
  --brand-100: #F6E6FA;
  --brand-200: #EEC6F6;
  --brand-300: #e080f3;
  --brand-400: #D965F0;
  --brand-500: #CD32EC;
  --brand-600: #BE15E0;
  --brand-700: #9F12BA;
  --brand-800: #7F0E95;
  --brand-900: #5C0F6C;
  --brand-950: #3A0943;
  --brand: #e080f3;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #e080f3

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9F4FA
Tinted page background
Border#E5C0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#8E4B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#57BF0D
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#630B74
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F9E8FD
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#221424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #e080f3

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#93F380
Analogous left#A680F3
Analogous right#F380CC
Split-complement 1#CCF380
Split-complement 2#80F3A6
Triadic 1#F3E080
Triadic 2#80F3E0
Tetradic#F3A680

RGB percentages

Red87.8%
Green50.2%
Blue95.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan7.8%
Magenta47.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)4.7%

Color previews

#e080f3 text on a black background

contrast 8.55:1

Card sample

#e080f3 text on a white background

contrast 2.46:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #e080f3;
Background color
Panel with #e080f3 background
background-color: #e080f3;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #e080f3;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(224, 128, 243, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(224, 128, 243, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #e080f3;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e080f3, #F380B9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #e080f3

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#e080f3 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#e080f3, answered

What color is #e080f3?

#e080f3 is a light electric magenta / pink, closest to Violet (ΔE2000 3.1). It sits at 290° on the hue wheel with 83% saturation and 73% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #e080f3?

rgb(224, 128, 243) — 224 red, 128 green and 243 blue out of 255, or 87.8% / 50.2% / 95.3% by channel.

Is #e080f3 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3776 and perceived brightness is 69%, so black text on it reaches 8.55:1.

Should I use black or white text on #e080f3?

Black. It scores 8.55:1 against #e080f3, versus 2.46:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #e080f3?

#93F380 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #CCF380 and #80F3A6, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #e080f3?

For interface work: #F9F4FA as the surface, #E5C0ED for borders, #8E4B9B for secondary text, #57BF0D as an accent and #630B74 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #A680F3 and #F380CC stays calm, while #93F380 is the loudest partner.

What is #e080f3 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(8%, 47%, 0%, 5%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #e080f3 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 55 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F380DC; nudged cooler, #B67EF4.

Work with #e080f3 in the Color Lab