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#eb63eb

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

RGB
235, 99, 235
HSL
300°, 77%, 66%
CMYK
0, 58, 0, 8
Luminance
0.3258

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #eb63eb is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#eb63eb
Hue
300°
magenta / pink
Saturation
77%
electric
Lightness
66%
light
Brightness
92%
HSV value
Perceived
66%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3258
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
50/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
7.52:1
Closest name
Orchid
ΔE2000 4.1
Where it sits
Hue300° of 360°
Saturation77%
Lightness66%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool50% 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#eb63eb
RGBrgb(235, 99, 235)
HSLhsl(300, 77%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(63.8 69.3 -44.4)
LCHlch(63.8 82.3 327.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.717 0.229 327.6)
Decimal15426539
Display P3color(display-p3 0.922 0.388 0.922)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #eb63eb;
background-color: #eb63eb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#eb63eb] bg-[#eb63eb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #eb63eb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.922, green: 0.388, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#eb63eb")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFEB63EB)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(235, 99, 235)

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 #eb63eb · 7.52:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.79:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 7.52:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #eb63eb as text scores 2.79:1 on white and 7.52:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#eb63eb on white: 2.79:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#eb63eb on black: 7.52:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #548FEF
deuteranopia · #82A1E7
tritanopia · #F2749E

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #eb63eb is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FCF3FC
#F9E6F9
#F4C7F4
#F29CF2
#eb63eb
#E638E6
#D91CD9
#B517B5
#911391
#691269
#410B41
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FCF3FCDarkest = 950 · #410B41
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF3FC;
  --brand-100: #F9E6F9;
  --brand-200: #F4C7F4;
  --brand-300: #F29CF2;
  --brand-400: #eb63eb;
  --brand-500: #E638E6;
  --brand-600: #D91CD9;
  --brand-700: #B517B5;
  --brand-800: #911391;
  --brand-900: #691269;
  --brand-950: #410B41;
  --brand: #eb63eb;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #eb63eb

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#FAF4FA
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#3BB913
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#710E71
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FCE8FC
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241424
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 #eb63eb

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#63EB63
Analogous left#A763EB
Analogous right#EB63A7
Split-complement 1#A7EB63
Split-complement 2#63EBA7
Triadic 1#EBEB63
Triadic 2#63EBEB
Tetradic#EBA763

RGB percentages

Red92.2%
Green38.8%
Blue92.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta57.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#eb63eb text on a black background

contrast 7.52:1

Card sample

#eb63eb text on a white background

contrast 2.79:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #eb63eb;
Background color
Panel with #eb63eb background
background-color: #eb63eb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #eb63eb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(235, 99, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(235, 99, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #eb63eb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eb63eb, #EB6390);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #eb63eb

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.

#eb63eb 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.

#eb63eb, answered

What color is #eb63eb?

#eb63eb is a light electric magenta / pink, closest to Orchid (ΔE2000 4.1). It sits at 300° on the hue wheel with 77% saturation and 66% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #eb63eb?

rgb(235, 99, 235) — 235 red, 99 green and 235 blue out of 255, or 92.2% / 38.8% / 92.2% by channel.

Is #eb63eb a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3258 and perceived brightness is 66%, so black text on it reaches 7.52:1.

Should I use black or white text on #eb63eb?

Black. It scores 7.52:1 against #eb63eb, versus 2.79:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #eb63eb?

#63EB63 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #A7EB63 and #63EBA7, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #eb63eb?

For interface work: #FAF4FA as the surface, #EDC0ED for borders, #9B4B9B for secondary text, #3BB913 as an accent and #710E71 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #A763EB and #EB63A7 stays calm, while #63EB63 is the loudest partner.

What is #eb63eb in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 58%, 0%, 8%). 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 #eb63eb warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 50 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #EB63B9; nudged cooler, #BA61ED.

Work with #eb63eb in the Color Lab