What color is #E4CCE9?

#E4CCE9 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4CCE9?

The RGB value is 228, 204, 233: 228 red, 204 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4CCE9?

The complementary color is #D1E9CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4CCE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4CCE9 color

#E4CCE9 rgb(228, 204, 233)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E4CCE9 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 80% green and 91.4% blue (228, 204, 233).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 40% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.11:1).

#E4CCE9 color codes

HEX	`#E4CCE9`
RGB	`rgb(228, 204, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 80%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 40%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 12%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.77, 13.47, -11.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.77, 17.53, 320.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.294, 65.564, 86.132)`
Decimal	`14994665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4CCE9, 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 #E4CCE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4CCE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.11:1	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 #E4CCE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4cce9; }
.text { color: #e4cce9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4cce9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 204 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4cce9, #e9ccdf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E4CCE9?: #E4CCE9 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4CCE9?: The RGB value is 228, 204, 233: 228 red, 204 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4CCE9?: The complementary color is #D1E9CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4CCE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.