What color is #E3CFE6?

#E3CFE6 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 #E3CFE6?

The RGB value is 227, 207, 230: 227 red, 207 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3CFE6?

The complementary color is #D2E6CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3CFE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3CFE6 color

#E3CFE6 rgb(227, 207, 230)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E3CFE6 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 81.2% green and 90.2% blue (227, 207, 230).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 32% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% 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 14.33:1).

#E3CFE6 color codes

HEX	`#E3CFE6`
RGB	`rgb(227, 207, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 81.2%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 32%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 10%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.34, 10.99, -8.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.34, 14.08, 321.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.272, 66.67, 84.12)`
Decimal	`14929894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3CFE6, 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 #E3CFE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3CFE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.33:1	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 #E3CFE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3cfe6; }
.text { color: #e3cfe6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3cfe6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 207 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3cfe6, #e6cfde); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E3CFE6?: #E3CFE6 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 #E3CFE6?: The RGB value is 227, 207, 230: 227 red, 207 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3CFE6?: The complementary color is #D2E6CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3CFE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.