What color is #E3CBE4?

#E3CBE4 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3CBE4?

The RGB value is 227, 203, 228: 227 red, 203 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3CBE4?

The complementary color is #CCE4CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3CBE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3CBE4 color

#E3CBE4 rgb(227, 203, 228)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E3CBE4 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 79.6% green and 89.4% blue (227, 203, 228).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 32% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.93:1).

#E3CBE4 color codes

HEX	`#E3CBE4`
RGB	`rgb(227, 203, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 79.6%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 32%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.3, 12.74, -9.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.3, 15.76, 323.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.036, 64.645, 82.33)`
Decimal	`14928868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3CBE4, 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 #E3CBE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3CBE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.93:1	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 #E3CBE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3cbe4; }
.text { color: #e3cbe4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3cbe4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 203 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3cbe4, #e4cbd9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E3CBE4?: #E3CBE4 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3CBE4?: The RGB value is 227, 203, 228: 227 red, 203 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3CBE4?: The complementary color is #CCE4CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3CBE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.