What color is #E1C4E2?

#E1C4E2 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prom Corsage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1C4E2?

The RGB value is 225, 196, 226: 225 red, 196 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1C4E2?

The complementary color is #C5E2C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1C4E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1C4E2 color

#E1C4E2 rgb(225, 196, 226)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E1C4E2 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 76.9% green and 88.6% blue (225, 196, 226).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 34% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Prom Corsage (#E7C3E7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.2:1).

#E1C4E2 color codes

HEX	`#E1C4E2`
RGB	`rgb(225, 196, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 76.9%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 34%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 13%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.37, 15.42, -11.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.37, 19, 324.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.517, 60.979, 80.308)`
Decimal	`14796002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1C4E2, 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 #E1C4E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1C4E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.2:1	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 #E1C4E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1c4e2; }
.text { color: #e1c4e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1c4e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 196 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1c4e2, #e2c4d4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E1C4E2?: #E1C4E2 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prom Corsage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1C4E2?: The RGB value is 225, 196, 226: 225 red, 196 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1C4E2?: The complementary color is #C5E2C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1C4E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.