What color is #E4CFEB?

#E4CFEB 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 #E4CFEB?

The RGB value is 228, 207, 235: 228 red, 207 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4CFEB?

The complementary color is #D6EBCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4CFEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4CFEB color

#E4CFEB rgb(228, 207, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E4CFEB is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 81.2% green and 92.2% blue (228, 207, 235).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 41% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.42:1).

#E4CFEB color codes

HEX	`#E4CFEB`
RGB	`rgb(228, 207, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 81.2%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 41%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 12%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 12%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.56, 12.25, -11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.56, 16.54, 317.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.301, 67.118, 87.885)`
Decimal	`14995435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4CFEB, 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 #E4CFEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4CFEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	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 #E4CFEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4cfeb; }
.text { color: #e4cfeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4cfeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 207 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4cfeb, #ebcfe4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E4CFEB?: #E4CFEB 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 #E4CFEB?: The RGB value is 228, 207, 235: 228 red, 207 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4CFEB?: The complementary color is #D6EBCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4CFEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.