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#EA8CFD

#EA8CFD is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Violet. In RGB it’s made of 91.8% red, 54.9% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 290°, with 97% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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2.17:1 Fail
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9.67:1 AAA
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2.17:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

9.67:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EA8CFD as they’d see it.

Typical vision#EA8CFD
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #EA8CFD?

#EA8CFD is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Violet. In RGB it’s made of 91.8% red, 54.9% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 290°, with 97% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #EA8CFD in RGB?

#EA8CFD is rgb(234, 140, 253): 234 red, 140 green, and 253 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #EA8CFD in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(8, 45, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #EA8CFD?

PANTONE 2566 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #EA8CFD?

Its complement #66C557 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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