What color is #E4BBE4?

#E4BBE4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry Yoghurt. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4BBE4?

The RGB value is 228, 187, 228: 228 red, 187 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4BBE4?

The complementary color is #BBE4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4BBE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4BBE4 color

#E4BBE4 rgb(228, 187, 228)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E4BBE4 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 73.3% green and 89.4% blue (228, 187, 228).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 43% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry Yoghurt (#E5BDDF), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.53:1).

#E4BBE4 color codes

HEX	`#E4BBE4`
RGB	`rgb(228, 187, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 73.3%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 43%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 18%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.54, 21.61, -14.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.54, 26.24, 325.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.767, 57.637, 81.15)`
Decimal	`14990308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4BBE4, 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 #E4BBE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4BBE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.53:1	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 #E4BBE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4bbe4; }
.text { color: #e4bbe4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4bbe4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 187 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4bbe4, #e4bbd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E4BBE4?: #E4BBE4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry Yoghurt. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4BBE4?: The RGB value is 228, 187, 228: 228 red, 187 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4BBE4?: The complementary color is #BBE4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4BBE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.