What color is #E7C3E7?

#E7C3E7 is a very light, desaturated magenta known as Prom Corsage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Prom Corsage?

The RGB value is 231, 195, 231: 231 red, 195 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Prom Corsage?

The complementary color is #C3E7C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7C3E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Prom Corsage color: hex code #E7C3E7

#E7C3E7 rgb(231, 195, 231)

Shades of purple

Prom Corsage has the hex code #E7C3E7. It is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 76.5% green and 90.6% blue (231, 195, 231).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 43% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.36:1).

Prom Corsage (#E7C3E7) color codes

HEX	`#E7C3E7`
RGB	`rgb(231, 195, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 76.5%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 43%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 16%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.8, 18.88, -13.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.8, 22.97, 325.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.892, 61.79, 83.989)`
Decimal	`15188967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Prom Corsage, 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 #E7C3E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7C3E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	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 #E7C3E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7c3e7; }
.text { color: #e7c3e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7c3e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 195 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7c3e7, #e7c3d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

See #E7C3E7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E7C3E7?: #E7C3E7 is a very light, desaturated magenta known as Prom Corsage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Prom Corsage?: The RGB value is 231, 195, 231: 231 red, 195 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Prom Corsage?: The complementary color is #C3E7C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7C3E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.