What color is #E4BDDC?

#E4BDDC 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 #E4BDDC?

The RGB value is 228, 189, 220: 228 red, 189 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4BDDC?

The complementary color is #BDE4C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4BDDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4BDDC color

#E4BDDC rgb(228, 189, 220)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E4BDDC is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 74.1% green and 86.3% blue (228, 189, 220).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 42% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry Yoghurt (#E5BDDF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.61:1).

#E4BDDC color codes

HEX	`#E4BDDC`
RGB	`rgb(228, 189, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 74.1%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 42%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 17%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 4%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.77, 19.09, -10.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.77, 21.66, 331.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.109, 58.058, 75.578)`
Decimal	`14990812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4BDDC, 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 #E4BDDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4BDDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.61:1	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 #E4BDDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4bddc; }
.text { color: #e4bddc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4bddc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 189 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4bddc, #e4bdc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E4BDDC?: #E4BDDC 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 #E4BDDC?: The RGB value is 228, 189, 220: 228 red, 189 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4BDDC?: The complementary color is #BDE4C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4BDDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.