What color is #E3BDFE?

#E3BDFE is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3BDFE?

The RGB value is 227, 189, 254: 227 red, 189 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3BDFE?

The complementary color is #D8FEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3BDFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3BDFE color

#E3BDFE rgb(227, 189, 254)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E3BDFE is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 74.1% green and 99.6% blue (227, 189, 254).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 97% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Neon Boneyard (#DFC5FE), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.98:1).

#E3BDFE color codes

HEX	`#E3BDFE`
RGB	`rgb(227, 189, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 74.1%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 97%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 26%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 26%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.77, 25.23, -26.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.77, 36.91, 313.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.762, 59.883, 101.735)`
Decimal	`14925310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3BDFE, 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 #E3BDFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3BDFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.98:1	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 #E3BDFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3bdfe; }
.text { color: #e3bdfe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3bdfe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 189 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3bdfe, #febdf8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E3BDFE?: #E3BDFE is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3BDFE?: The RGB value is 227, 189, 254: 227 red, 189 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3BDFE?: The complementary color is #D8FEBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3BDFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.