What color is #E4CEFC?

#E4CEFC is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4CEFC?

The RGB value is 228, 206, 252: 228 red, 206 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4CEFC?

The complementary color is #E6FCCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4CEFC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4CEFC color

#E4CEFC rgb(228, 206, 252)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E4CEFC is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 80.8% green and 98.8% blue (228, 206, 252).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 88% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Neon Boneyard (#DFC5FE), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.53:1).

#E4CEFC color codes

HEX	`#E4CEFC`
RGB	`rgb(228, 206, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 80.8%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 88%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 18%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 18%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.84, 16.06, -19.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.84, 25.42, 309.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.634, 67.665, 101.363)`
Decimal	`14995196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4CEFC, 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 #E4CEFC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4CEFC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.53:1	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 #E4CEFC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4cefc; }
.text { color: #e4cefc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4cefc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 206 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4cefc, #fbcefc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #E4CEFC?: #E4CEFC is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4CEFC?: The RGB value is 228, 206, 252: 228 red, 206 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4CEFC?: The complementary color is #E6FCCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4CEFC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.