What color is #E3ADE4?

#E3ADE4 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Candy Floss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3ADE4?

The RGB value is 227, 173, 228: 227 red, 173 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3ADE4?

The complementary color is #AEE4AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3ADE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3ADE4 color

#E3ADE4 rgb(227, 173, 228)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E3ADE4 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 67.8% green and 89.4% blue (227, 173, 228).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 50% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Candy Floss (#E8A7E2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#E3ADE4 color codes

HEX	`#E3ADE4`
RGB	`rgb(227, 173, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 67.8%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 50%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 24%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.17, 28.79, -19.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.17, 35.04, 325.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.624, 51.821, 80.193)`
Decimal	`14921188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3ADE4, 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 #E3ADE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3ADE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	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 #E3ADE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3ade4; }
.text { color: #e3ade4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3ade4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 173 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3ade4, #e4adca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #E3ADE4?: #E3ADE4 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Candy Floss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3ADE4?: The RGB value is 227, 173, 228: 227 red, 173 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3ADE4?: The complementary color is #AEE4AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3ADE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.