What color is #E3A7E9?

#E3A7E9 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Candy Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3A7E9?

The RGB value is 227, 167, 233: 227 red, 167 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3A7E9?

The complementary color is #ADE9A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3A7E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3A7E9 color

#E3A7E9 rgb(227, 167, 233)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E3A7E9 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 65.5% green and 91.4% blue (227, 167, 233).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 60% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Candy Dreams (#E9AEF2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#E3A7E9 color codes

HEX	`#E3A7E9`
RGB	`rgb(227, 167, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 65.5%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 60%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 28%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 28%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.98, 32.94, -24.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.98, 41.05, 323.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.204, 49.853, 83.526)`
Decimal	`14919657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3A7E9, 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 #E3A7E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3A7E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	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 #E3A7E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3a7e9; }
.text { color: #e3a7e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3a7e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 167 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3a7e9, #e9a7ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #E3A7E9?: #E3A7E9 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Candy Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3A7E9?: The RGB value is 227, 167, 233: 227 red, 167 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3A7E9?: The complementary color is #ADE9A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3A7E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.