What color is #E1CFE5?

#E1CFE5 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 #E1CFE5?

The RGB value is 225, 207, 229: 225 red, 207 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1CFE5?

The complementary color is #D3E5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1CFE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1CFE5 color

#E1CFE5 rgb(225, 207, 229)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E1CFE5 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 81.2% green and 89.8% blue (225, 207, 229).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 30% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.26:1).

#E1CFE5 color codes

HEX	`#E1CFE5`
RGB	`rgb(225, 207, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 81.2%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 30%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 10%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.14, 10.14, -8.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.14, 13.27, 319.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.505, 66.291, 83.353)`
Decimal	`14798821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1CFE5, 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 #E1CFE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1CFE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	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 #E1CFE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1cfe5; }
.text { color: #e1cfe5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1cfe5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 207 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1cfe5, #e5cfde); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E1CFE5?: #E1CFE5 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 #E1CFE5?: The RGB value is 225, 207, 229: 225 red, 207 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1CFE5?: The complementary color is #D3E5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1CFE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.