What color is #E2C5DF?

#E2C5DF is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2C5DF?

The RGB value is 226, 197, 223: 226 red, 197 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2C5DF?

The complementary color is #C5E2C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2C5DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2C5DF color

#E2C5DF rgb(226, 197, 223)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E2C5DF is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 77.3% green and 87.5% blue (226, 197, 223).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 33% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.29:1).

#E2C5DF color codes

HEX	`#E2C5DF`
RGB	`rgb(226, 197, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 77.3%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 33%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 13%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 1%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.61, 14.68, -9.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.61, 17.29, 328.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.648, 61.43, 78.249)`
Decimal	`14861791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2C5DF, 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 #E2C5DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2C5DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.29:1	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 #E2C5DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2c5df; }
.text { color: #e2c5df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2c5df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 197 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2c5df, #e2c5d1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E2C5DF?: #E2C5DF is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2C5DF?: The RGB value is 226, 197, 223: 226 red, 197 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2C5DF?: The complementary color is #C5E2C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2C5DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.