What color is #E3CFFF?

#E3CFFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3CFFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #E3CFFF?

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

Is black or white text better on #E3CFFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3CFFF color

#E3CFFF rgb(227, 207, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E3CFFF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 81.2% green and 100% blue (227, 207, 255).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 100% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Neon Boneyard (#DFC5FE), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.64:1).

#E3CFFF color codes

HEX	`#E3CFFF`
RGB	`rgb(227, 207, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 81.2%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 100%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 19%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 19%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.09, 15.81, -20.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.09, 26.21, 307.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.038, 68.177, 103.953)`
Decimal	`14929919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3CFFF, 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 #E3CFFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3CFFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.64:1	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 #E3CFFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3cfff; }
.text { color: #e3cfff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3cfff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 207 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3cfff, #fbcfff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #E3CFFF?: #E3CFFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3CFFF?: The RGB value is 227, 207, 255: 227 red, 207 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3CFFF?: The complementary color is #EBFFCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3CFFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.