What color is #E2CEEB?

#E2CEEB is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2CEEB?

The RGB value is 226, 206, 235: 226 red, 206 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2CEEB?

The complementary color is #D7EBCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2CEEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2CEEB color

#E2CEEB rgb(226, 206, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E2CEEB is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 80.8% green and 92.2% blue (226, 206, 235).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 42% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.26:1).

#E2CEEB color codes

HEX	`#E2CEEB`
RGB	`rgb(226, 206, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 80.8%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 42%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 12%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.15, 12.12, -11.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.15, 16.87, 315.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.428, 66.31, 87.775)`
Decimal	`14864107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2CEEB, 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 #E2CEEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2CEEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	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 #E2CEEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2ceeb; }
.text { color: #e2ceeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2ceeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 206 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2ceeb, #ebcee6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E2CEEB?: #E2CEEB is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2CEEB?: The RGB value is 226, 206, 235: 226 red, 206 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2CEEB?: The complementary color is #D7EBCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2CEEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.