What color is #E2CEEC?

#E2CEEC is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2CEEC?

The RGB value is 226, 206, 236: 226 red, 206 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2CEEC?

The complementary color is #D8ECCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2CEEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2CEEC color

#E2CEEC rgb(226, 206, 236)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E2CEEC is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 80.8% green and 92.5% blue (226, 206, 236).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 44% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.27:1).

#E2CEEC color codes

HEX	`#E2CEEC`
RGB	`rgb(226, 206, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 80.8%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 44%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 13%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.18, 12.31, -12.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.18, 17.34, 315.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.573, 66.368, 88.538)`
Decimal	`14864108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2CEEC, 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 #E2CEEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2CEEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	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 #E2CEEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2ceec; }
.text { color: #e2ceec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2ceec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 206 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2ceec, #eccee7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E2CEEC?: #E2CEEC is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2CEEC?: The RGB value is 226, 206, 236: 226 red, 206 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2CEEC?: The complementary color is #D8ECCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2CEEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.