What color is #E3CCDF?

#E3CCDF 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 #E3CCDF?

The RGB value is 227, 204, 223: 227 red, 204 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3CCDF?

The complementary color is #CCE3D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3CCDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3CCDF color

#E3CCDF rgb(227, 204, 223)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E3CCDF is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 80% green and 87.5% blue (227, 204, 223).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 29% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#E3CCDF color codes

HEX	`#E3CCDF`
RGB	`rgb(227, 204, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 80%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 29%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 10%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 2%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.4, 11.3, -6.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.4, 13.02, 330.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.589, 64.845, 78.806)`
Decimal	`14929119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3CCDF, 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 #E3CCDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3CCDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	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 #E3CCDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3ccdf; }
.text { color: #e3ccdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3ccdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 204 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3ccdf, #e3ccd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E3CCDF?: #E3CCDF 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 #E3CCDF?: The RGB value is 227, 204, 223: 227 red, 204 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3CCDF?: The complementary color is #CCE3D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3CCDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.