What color is #E2C1F4?

#E2C1F4 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Beefy Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2C1F4?

The RGB value is 226, 193, 244: 226 red, 193 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2C1F4?

The complementary color is #D3F4C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2C1F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2C1F4 color

#E2C1F4 rgb(226, 193, 244)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E2C1F4 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 75.7% green and 95.7% blue (226, 193, 244).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 70% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Beefy Pink (#DEBEEF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

#E2C1F4 color codes

HEX	`#E2C1F4`
RGB	`rgb(226, 193, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 75.7%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 70%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 21%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 21%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.29, 20.78, -20.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.29, 29.42, 314.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.76, 60.841, 93.797)`
Decimal	`14860788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2C1F4, 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 #E2C1F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2C1F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	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 #E2C1F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2c1f4; }
.text { color: #e2c1f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2c1f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 193 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2c1f4, #f4c1ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #E2C1F4?: #E2C1F4 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Beefy Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2C1F4?: The RGB value is 226, 193, 244: 226 red, 193 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2C1F4?: The complementary color is #D3F4C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2C1F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.