What color is #E4BFEB?

#E4BFEB is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4BFEB?

The RGB value is 228, 191, 235: 228 red, 191 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4BFEB?

The complementary color is #C6EBBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4BFEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4BFEB color

#E4BFEB rgb(228, 191, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E4BFEB is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 74.9% green and 92.2% blue (228, 191, 235).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 52% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Purple’s Baby Sister (#EEC3EE), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.95:1).

#E4BFEB color codes

HEX	`#E4BFEB`
RGB	`rgb(228, 191, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 74.9%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 52%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 19%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 19%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.7, 20.77, -16.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.7, 26.77, 320.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.619, 59.755, 86.658)`
Decimal	`14991339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4BFEB, 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 #E4BFEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4BFEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.95:1	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 #E4BFEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4bfeb; }
.text { color: #e4bfeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4bfeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 191 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4bfeb, #ebbfdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E4BFEB?: #E4BFEB is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4BFEB?: The RGB value is 228, 191, 235: 228 red, 191 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4BFEB?: The complementary color is #C6EBBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4BFEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.