What color is #E2BCD9?

#E2BCD9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry Yoghurt. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2BCD9?

The RGB value is 226, 188, 217: 226 red, 188 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2BCD9?

The complementary color is #BCE2C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2BCD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2BCD9 color

#E2BCD9 rgb(226, 188, 217)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E2BCD9 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 73.7% green and 85.1% blue (226, 188, 217).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 40% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry Yoghurt (#E5BDDF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.43:1).

#E2BCD9 color codes

HEX	`#E2BCD9`
RGB	`rgb(226, 188, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 73.7%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 40%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 17%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 4%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.26, 18.41, -9.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.26, 20.67, 332.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.87, 57.146, 73.403)`
Decimal	`14859481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2BCD9, 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 #E2BCD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2BCD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.43:1	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 #E2BCD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2bcd9; }
.text { color: #e2bcd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2bcd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 188 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2bcd9, #e2bcc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E2BCD9?: #E2BCD9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry Yoghurt. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2BCD9?: The RGB value is 226, 188, 217: 226 red, 188 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2BCD9?: The complementary color is #BCE2C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2BCD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.