What color is #E1C4DF?

#E1C4DF is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1C4DF?

The RGB value is 225, 196, 223: 225 red, 196 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1C4DF?

The complementary color is #C4E1C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1C4DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1C4DF color

#E1C4DF rgb(225, 196, 223)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E1C4DF is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 76.9% green and 87.5% blue (225, 196, 223).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 33% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#E1C4DF color codes

HEX	`#E1C4DF`
RGB	`rgb(225, 196, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 76.9%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 33%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 13%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 1%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.28, 14.87, -9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.28, 17.72, 327.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.109, 60.816, 78.159)`
Decimal	`14795999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1C4DF, 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 #E1C4DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1C4DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	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 #E1C4DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1c4df; }
.text { color: #e1c4df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1c4df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 196 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1c4df, #e1c4d1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E1C4DF?: #E1C4DF is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1C4DF?: The RGB value is 225, 196, 223: 225 red, 196 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1C4DF?: The complementary color is #C4E1C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1C4DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.