What color is #E2BFE0?

#E2BFE0 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 #E2BFE0?

The RGB value is 226, 191, 224: 226 red, 191 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2BFE0?

The complementary color is #BFE2C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2BFE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2BFE0 color

#E2BFE0 rgb(226, 191, 224)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E2BFE0 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 74.9% green and 87.8% blue (226, 191, 224).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 38% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry Yoghurt (#E5BDDF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.76:1).

#E2BFE0 color codes

HEX	`#E2BFE0`
RGB	`rgb(226, 191, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 74.9%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 38%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 15%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 1%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.19, 18.06, -11.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.19, 21.57, 326.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.448, 58.813, 78.516)`
Decimal	`14860256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2BFE0, 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 #E2BFE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2BFE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.76:1	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 #E2BFE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2bfe0; }
.text { color: #e2bfe0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2bfe0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 191 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2bfe0, #e2bfce); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E2BFE0?: #E2BFE0 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 #E2BFE0?: The RGB value is 226, 191, 224: 226 red, 191 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2BFE0?: The complementary color is #BFE2C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2BFE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.