#E879F9 color
The swatch above shows #E879F9 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#E879F9 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the CSS named color violet (#EE82EE).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: fuchsia-400. That means you can write bg-fuchsia-400 or text-fuchsia-400 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #E879F9 |
| RGB | rgb(232, 121, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 91%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7%, 51%, 0%, 2%) |
| Decimal | 15235577 |
| CSS | color: #E879F9; |
| Android | 0xFFE879F9 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.475, blue: 0.976, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #E879F9 | 2.46:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #E879F9 | 8.53:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #E879F9
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #E879F9 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #E879F9
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #E879F9 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #E879F9; background-color: #E879F9; }
.element { color: rgb(232 121 249); }
.element { color: hsl(292 91% 73%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-fuchsia-400 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #E879F9;Frequently asked questions
What color is #E879F9?
#E879F9 is a light, vivid magenta. Its hue sits at 292° on the color wheel, with 91% saturation and 73% lightness.
What is #E879F9 in RGB?
#E879F9 converts to rgb(232, 121, 249) — 232 red, 121 green and 249 blue.
What is #E879F9 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(7%, 51%, 0%, 2%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #E879F9 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (8.53:1 versus 2.46:1).
What is the complementary color of #E879F9?
#8CF97B — the hue directly opposite #E879F9 on the color wheel.