What color is #E1BCEB?

#E1BCEB 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 #E1BCEB?

The RGB value is 225, 188, 235: 225 red, 188 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1BCEB?

The complementary color is #C6EBBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1BCEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1BCEB color

#E1BCEB rgb(225, 188, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E1BCEB is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 73.7% green and 92.2% blue (225, 188, 235).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 54% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 20% 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 12.59:1).

#E1BCEB color codes

HEX	`#E1BCEB`
RGB	`rgb(225, 188, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 73.7%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 54%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 20%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 20%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.72, 21.4, -18.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.72, 28.22, 319.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.028, 57.973, 86.398)`
Decimal	`14793963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1BCEB, 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 #E1BCEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1BCEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.59:1	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 #E1BCEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1bceb; }
.text { color: #e1bceb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1bceb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 188 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1bceb, #ebbcdd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E1BCEB?: #E1BCEB 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 #E1BCEB?: The RGB value is 225, 188, 235: 225 red, 188 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1BCEB?: The complementary color is #C6EBBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1BCEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.