What color is #E0C1DD?

#E0C1DD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0C1DD?

The RGB value is 224, 193, 221: 224 red, 193 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0C1DD?

The complementary color is #C1E0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0C1DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0C1DD color

#E0C1DD rgb(224, 193, 221)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E0C1DD is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 75.7% green and 86.7% blue (224, 193, 221).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 33% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.84:1).

#E0C1DD color codes

HEX	`#E0C1DD`
RGB	`rgb(224, 193, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 75.7%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 33%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 14%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 1%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.41, 15.77, -9.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.41, 18.6, 327.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.86, 59.209, 76.51)`
Decimal	`14729693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0C1DD, 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 #E0C1DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0C1DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.84:1	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 #E0C1DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0c1dd; }
.text { color: #e0c1dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0c1dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 193 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0c1dd, #e0c1ce); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E0C1DD?: #E0C1DD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0C1DD?: The RGB value is 224, 193, 221: 224 red, 193 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0C1DD?: The complementary color is #C1E0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0C1DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.