What color is #E4CBE7?

#E4CBE7 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4CBE7?

The RGB value is 228, 203, 231: 228 red, 203 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4CBE7?

The complementary color is #CEE7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4CBE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4CBE7 color

#E4CBE7 rgb(228, 203, 231)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E4CBE7 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 79.6% green and 90.6% blue (228, 203, 231).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 37% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Dreams (#ECCEE5), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14:1).

#E4CBE7 color codes

HEX	`#E4CBE7`
RGB	`rgb(228, 203, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 79.6%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 37%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 12%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.47, 13.63, -10.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.47, 17.27, 322.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.773, 64.976, 84.557)`
Decimal	`14994407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4CBE7, 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 #E4CBE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4CBE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14:1	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 #E4CBE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4cbe7; }
.text { color: #e4cbe7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4cbe7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 203 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4cbe7, #e7cbdc); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E4CBE7?: #E4CBE7 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4CBE7?: The RGB value is 228, 203, 231: 228 red, 203 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4CBE7?: The complementary color is #CEE7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4CBE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.