What color is #E2CBF1?

#E2CBF1 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2CBF1?

The RGB value is 226, 203, 241: 226 red, 203 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2CBF1?

The complementary color is #DAF1CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2CBF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2CBF1 color

#E2CBF1 rgb(226, 203, 241)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E2CBF1 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 79.6% green and 94.5% blue (226, 203, 241).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 58% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is York Plum (#D3BFE5), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.05:1).

#E2CBF1 color codes

HEX	`#E2CBF1`
RGB	`rgb(226, 203, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 79.6%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 58%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 16%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 16%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.6, 14.86, -15.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.6, 21.65, 313.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.595, 65.232, 92.179)`
Decimal	`14863345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2CBF1, 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 #E2CBF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2CBF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.05:1	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 #E2CBF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2cbf1; }
.text { color: #e2cbf1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2cbf1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 203 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2cbf1, #f1cbed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E2CBF1?: #E2CBF1 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2CBF1?: The RGB value is 226, 203, 241: 226 red, 203 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2CBF1?: The complementary color is #DAF1CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2CBF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.