What color is #E1CBDF?

#E1CBDF is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1CBDF?

The RGB value is 225, 203, 223: 225 red, 203 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1CBDF?

The complementary color is #CBE1CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1CBDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1CBDF color

#E1CBDF rgb(225, 203, 223)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E1CBDF is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 79.6% green and 87.5% blue (225, 203, 223).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 27% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.81:1).

#E1CBDF color codes

HEX	`#E1CBDF`
RGB	`rgb(225, 203, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 79.6%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 27%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 10%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 1%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.99, 11.15, -7.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.99, 13.21, 327.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.725, 64.048, 78.698)`
Decimal	`14797791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1CBDF, 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 #E1CBDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1CBDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.81:1	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 #E1CBDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1cbdf; }
.text { color: #e1cbdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1cbdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 203 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1cbdf, #e1cbd4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E1CBDF?: #E1CBDF is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1CBDF?: The RGB value is 225, 203, 223: 225 red, 203 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1CBDF?: The complementary color is #CBE1CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1CBDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.