What color is #E3CCF0?

#E3CCF0 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Bubblegum Crisis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3CCF0?

The RGB value is 227, 204, 240: 227 red, 204 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3CCF0?

The complementary color is #D9F0CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3CCF0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3CCF0 color

#E3CCF0 rgb(227, 204, 240)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E3CCF0 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 80% green and 94.1% blue (227, 204, 240).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 55% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Bubblegum Crisis (#EECCEE), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.16:1).

#E3CCF0 color codes

HEX	`#E3CCF0`
RGB	`rgb(227, 204, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 80%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 55%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 15%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 15%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.9, 14.46, -14.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.9, 20.66, 314.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.997, 65.808, 91.489)`
Decimal	`14929136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3CCF0, 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 #E3CCF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3CCF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.16:1	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 #E3CCF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3ccf0; }
.text { color: #e3ccf0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3ccf0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 204 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3ccf0, #f0cceb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E3CCF0?: #E3CCF0 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Bubblegum Crisis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3CCF0?: The RGB value is 227, 204, 240: 227 red, 204 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3CCF0?: The complementary color is #D9F0CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3CCF0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.