What color is #E3CFE0?

#E3CFE0 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 #E3CFE0?

The RGB value is 227, 207, 224: 227 red, 207 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3CFE0?

The complementary color is #CFE3D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3CFE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3CFE0 color

#E3CFE0 rgb(227, 207, 224)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E3CFE0 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 81.2% green and 87.8% blue (227, 207, 224).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 26% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.27:1).

#E3CFE0 color codes

HEX	`#E3CFE0`
RGB	`rgb(227, 207, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 81.2%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 26%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 9%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 1%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.17, 9.9, -5.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.17, 11.5, 329.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.444, 66.339, 79.758)`
Decimal	`14929888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3CFE0, 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 #E3CFE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3CFE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	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 #E3CFE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3cfe0; }
.text { color: #e3cfe0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3cfe0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 207 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3cfe0, #e3cfd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E3CFE0?: #E3CFE0 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 #E3CFE0?: The RGB value is 227, 207, 224: 227 red, 207 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3CFE0?: The complementary color is #CFE3D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3CFE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.