What color is #E0BDEA?

#E0BDEA is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Beefy Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0BDEA?

The RGB value is 224, 189, 234: 224 red, 189 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0BDEA?

The complementary color is #C7EABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0BDEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0BDEA color

#E0BDEA rgb(224, 189, 234)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E0BDEA is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 74.1% green and 91.8% blue (224, 189, 234).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 52% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Beefy Pink (#DEBEEF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.64:1).

#E0BDEA color codes

HEX	`#E0BDEA`
RGB	`rgb(224, 189, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 74.1%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 52%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 19%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 19%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.84, 20.34, -17.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.84, 26.96, 318.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.787, 58.184, 85.696)`
Decimal	`14728682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0BDEA, 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 #E0BDEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0BDEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.64:1	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 #E0BDEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0bdea; }
.text { color: #e0bdea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0bdea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 189 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0bdea, #eabddd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E0BDEA?: #E0BDEA is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Beefy Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0BDEA?: The RGB value is 224, 189, 234: 224 red, 189 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0BDEA?: The complementary color is #C7EABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0BDEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.