What color is #E1C8FF?

#E1C8FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1C8FF?

The RGB value is 225, 200, 255: 225 red, 200 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1C8FF?

The complementary color is #E6FFC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1C8FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1C8FF color

#E1C8FF rgb(225, 200, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E1C8FF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 78.4% green and 100% blue (225, 200, 255).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Neon Boneyard (#DFC5FE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.91:1).

#E1C8FF color codes

HEX	`#E1C8FF`
RGB	`rgb(225, 200, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 78.4%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 22%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 22%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.24, 18.91, -23.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.24, 30.35, 308.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.752, 64.536, 103.37)`
Decimal	`14797055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1C8FF, 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 #E1C8FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1C8FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.91:1	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 #E1C8FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1c8ff; }
.text { color: #e1c8ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1c8ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 200 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1c8ff, #fcc8ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #E1C8FF?: #E1C8FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1C8FF?: The RGB value is 225, 200, 255: 225 red, 200 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1C8FF?: The complementary color is #E6FFC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1C8FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.