What color is #E3B9F3?

#E3B9F3 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Beefy Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3B9F3?

The RGB value is 227, 185, 243: 227 red, 185 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3B9F3?

The complementary color is #C9F3B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3B9F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3B9F3 color

#E3B9F3 rgb(227, 185, 243)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E3B9F3 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 72.5% green and 95.3% blue (227, 185, 243).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 71% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Beefy Pink (#DEBEEF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#E3B9F3 color codes

HEX	`#E3B9F3`
RGB	`rgb(227, 185, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 72.5%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 71%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 24%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 24%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.46, 25.2, -23.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.46, 34.16, 317.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.203, 57.501, 92.441)`
Decimal	`14924275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3B9F3, 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 #E3B9F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3B9F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	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 #E3B9F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3b9f3; }
.text { color: #e3b9f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3b9f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 185 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3b9f3, #f3b9e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E3B9F3?: #E3B9F3 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Beefy Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3B9F3?: The RGB value is 227, 185, 243: 227 red, 185 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3B9F3?: The complementary color is #C9F3B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3B9F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.