#e885dd Color Information

#e885dd Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #e885dd. In RGB, it consists of 91.0% Red, 52.2% Green, and 86.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 42.7% Magenta, 4.7% Yellow, and 9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 306.7°, with saturation of 68.3% and lightness of 71.6%. The decimal value for #e885dd is 15238621, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff99cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #e885dd is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#e885dd Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color232, 133, 221 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color91.0%, 52.2%, 86.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.090, 0.478, 0.133 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.427, 0.047, 0.09 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color306.7°, 68.3%, 71.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color306.7°, 42.7%, 91.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color54.717, 39.151, 73.080 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color232, 133, 221 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15238621 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color68.861, 50.163, -28.798 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)68.861, 57.841, 330.141 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color68.861, 50.397, -52.992 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color62.571, 46.596, -25.448 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.328, 0.235, 39.151 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293428701 / 0xffe885dd Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff99cc Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #e885dd

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #e885dd, its pure hue is 306.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 68.3%, and its lightness is 71.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #e885dd, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1d111c to #cb74c1.

Tints of #e885dd

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #e885dd, its pure hue is 306.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 68.3%, and its lightness is 71.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #e885dd, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #eb94e1 to #fcf0fb.

Tones of #e885dd

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #e885dd, its pure hue is 306.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 68.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #e885dd, which range from #b7b7b7 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff6eef (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #e885dd

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #e885dd! For #e885dd, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #e885dd. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #e885dd

This color, #e885dd, consists of 91.0% Red, 52.2% Green, and 86.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 232, Green = 133, Blue = 221. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #e885dd is 0% Cyan, 42.7% Magenta, 4.7% Yellow, and 9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R91.0%
C0.0%
G52.2%
M42.7%
B86.7%
Y4.7%
K9.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 232 133 221
Octal 350 205 335
Hexa #e8 #85 #dd
Binary 11101000 10000101 11011101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 42 4 9
Octal 0 52 4 11
Hexa #00 #2a #04 #09
Binary 00000000 00101010 00000100 00001001

Analogous Colors of #e885dd

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #e885dd — which has hue 306.7° — its analogous colors are located at 276.7° and 336.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e885dd.

Triadic Colors of #e885dd

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #e885dd — which has hue 306.7° — its triadic colors are located at 66.7° and 306.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e885dd.

Complementary Color of #e885dd

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #e885dd — which has hue 306.7° — its complementary color is located at 126.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e885dd.

Split Complementary Colors of #e885dd

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #e885dd — which has hue 306.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 96.7° and 306.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e885dd.

Tetradic Colors of #e885dd

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #e885dd — which has hue 306.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 216.7°, 306.7°, 36.7°, and 126.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e885dd.

Monochromatic Colors of #e885dd

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #e885dd, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #cb59bf — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f9bcf2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #e885dd

We want to make getting started with #e885dd on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #e885dd into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #e885dd can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #e885dd with other HTML elements.

#e885dd Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #e885dd.
<span style="color: #e885dd;">The color of this text is #e885dd.</span>

#e885dd Background Color

The background color for this text is #e885dd.
<div style="background-color: #e885dd; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #e885dd.</div>

#e885dd Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #e885dd.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #e885dd;">This color for the shadow of this text is #e885dd.</span>

#e885dd Border Color

This is a div with border color #e885dd.
<div style="border: #e885dd 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #e885dd.</div>

#e885dd Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #e885dd on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e885dd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e885dd on a white background.</div></div>

#e885dd Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #e885dd on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e885dd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e885dd on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #e885dd to White

This is a gradient from #e885dd to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e885dd,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e885dd,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e885dd,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e885dd,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e885dd to white.</div>

Gradient from #e885dd to Black

This is a gradient from #e885dd to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e885dd,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e885dd,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e885dd,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e885dd,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e885dd to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #e885dd

In addition to using #e885dd on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #e885dd in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #e885dd, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 232, Green = 133, Blue = 221). If you need details about the color coordinates of #e885dd in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #e885dd
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(232, 133, 221)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #e885dd; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #e885dd; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #e885dd; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(232, 133, 221);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#e885dd")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:232, green:133, blue:221, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:232 green:133 blue:221 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(232f, 133f, 221f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(232, 133, 221);
 

#e885dd Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #e885dd the same way. For those with color blindness, #e885dd might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #e885dd looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #e885dd is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #e885dd looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #e885dd will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #e885dd is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.4:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text