What color is #E0B0FF?

#E0B0FF is a very light, vivid violet known as Mauve Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mauve Pink?

The RGB value is 224, 176, 255: 224 red, 176 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mauve Pink?

The complementary color is #CFFFB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0B0FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mauve Pink color: hex code #E0B0FF

#E0B0FF rgb(224, 176, 255)

Shades of purple

Mauve Pink has the hex code #E0B0FF. It is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 69% green and 100% blue (224, 176, 255).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

This exact color is also called Mauve.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

Mauve Pink (#E0B0FF) color codes

HEX	`#E0B0FF`
RGB	`rgb(224, 176, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 69%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 31%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 31%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.53, 31.5, -32.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.53, 45.25, 314.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.313, 54.119, 101.646)`
Decimal	`14725375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mauve Pink, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E0B0FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0B0FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E0B0FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0b0ff; }
.text { color: #e0b0ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0b0ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 176 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0b0ff, #ffb0f7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E0B0FF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E0B0FF?: #E0B0FF is a very light, vivid violet known as Mauve Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mauve Pink?: The RGB value is 224, 176, 255: 224 red, 176 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mauve Pink?: The complementary color is #CFFFB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0B0FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.