What color is #E1CBED?

#E1CBED is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1CBED?

The RGB value is 225, 203, 237: 225 red, 203 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1CBED?

The complementary color is #D7EDCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1CBED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1CBED color

#E1CBED rgb(225, 203, 237)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E1CBED is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 79.6% green and 92.9% blue (225, 203, 237).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 49% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#E1CBED color codes

HEX	`#E1CBED`
RGB	`rgb(225, 203, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 79.6%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 49%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 14%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.4, 13.76, -13.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.4, 19.59, 314.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.691, 64.834, 89.053)`
Decimal	`14797805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1CBED, 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 #E1CBED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1CBED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	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 #E1CBED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1cbed; }
.text { color: #e1cbed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1cbed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 203 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1cbed, #edcbe8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E1CBED?: #E1CBED is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1CBED?: The RGB value is 225, 203, 237: 225 red, 203 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1CBED?: The complementary color is #D7EDCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1CBED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.