What color is #E3CBE5?

#E3CBE5 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3CBE5?

The RGB value is 227, 203, 229: 227 red, 203 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3CBE5?

The complementary color is #CDE5CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3CBE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3CBE5 color

#E3CBE5 rgb(227, 203, 229)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E3CBE5 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 79.6% green and 89.8% blue (227, 203, 229).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 33% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Dreams (#ECCEE5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.94:1).

#E3CBE5 color codes

HEX	`#E3CBE5`
RGB	`rgb(227, 203, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 79.6%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 33%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 11%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 11%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.33, 12.92, -9.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.33, 16.2, 322.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.175, 64.701, 83.063)`
Decimal	`14928869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3CBE5, 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 #E3CBE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3CBE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.94:1	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 #E3CBE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3cbe5; }
.text { color: #e3cbe5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3cbe5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 203 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3cbe5, #e5cbda); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E3CBE5?: #E3CBE5 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3CBE5?: The RGB value is 227, 203, 229: 227 red, 203 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3CBE5?: The complementary color is #CDE5CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3CBE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.