What color is #E2CBFF?

#E2CBFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2CBFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #E2CBFF?

The complementary color is #E8FFCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2CBFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2CBFF color

#E2CBFF rgb(226, 203, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E2CBFF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 79.6% green and 100% blue (226, 203, 255).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Neon Boneyard (#DFC5FE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.22:1).

#E2CBFF color codes

HEX	`#E2CBFF`
RGB	`rgb(226, 203, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 79.6%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 20%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.05, 17.62, -22.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.05, 28.58, 308.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.767, 66.101, 103.619)`
Decimal	`14863359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2CBFF, 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 #E2CBFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2CBFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.22:1	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 #E2CBFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2cbff; }
.text { color: #e2cbff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2cbff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 203 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2cbff, #fccbff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #E2CBFF?: #E2CBFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2CBFF?: The RGB value is 226, 203, 255: 226 red, 203 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2CBFF?: The complementary color is #E8FFCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2CBFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.