What color is #E2BCE4?

#E2BCE4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prom Corsage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2BCE4?

The RGB value is 226, 188, 228: 226 red, 188 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2BCE4?

The complementary color is #BEE4BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2BCE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2BCE4 color

#E2BCE4 rgb(226, 188, 228)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E2BCE4 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 73.7% green and 89.4% blue (226, 188, 228).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 43% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Prom Corsage (#E7C3E7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.55:1).

#E2BCE4 color codes

HEX	`#E2BCE4`
RGB	`rgb(226, 188, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 73.7%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 43%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 18%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 18%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.59, 20.41, -14.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.59, 25.22, 324.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.349, 57.738, 81.191)`
Decimal	`14859492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2BCE4, 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 #E2BCE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2BCE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.55:1	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 #E2BCE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2bce4; }
.text { color: #e2bce4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2bce4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 188 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2bce4, #e4bcd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E2BCE4?: #E2BCE4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prom Corsage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2BCE4?: The RGB value is 226, 188, 228: 226 red, 188 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2BCE4?: The complementary color is #BEE4BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2BCE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.