What color is #E5B1DA?

#E5B1DA is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pink Bliss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5B1DA?

The RGB value is 229, 177, 218: 229 red, 177 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5B1DA?

The complementary color is #B1E5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5B1DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5B1DA color

#E5B1DA rgb(229, 177, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E5B1DA is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 69.4% green and 85.5% blue (229, 177, 218).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 50% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 5% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Pink Bliss (#E3ABCE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#E5B1DA color codes

HEX	`#E5B1DA`
RGB	`rgb(229, 177, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 69.4%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 50%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 23%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 5%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.97, 25.5, -13.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.97, 28.77, 332.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.689, 53.166, 73.381)`
Decimal	`15053274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5B1DA, 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 #E5B1DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5B1DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	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 #E5B1DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5b1da; }
.text { color: #e5b1da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5b1da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 177 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5b1da, #e5b1c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #E5B1DA?: #E5B1DA is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pink Bliss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5B1DA?: The RGB value is 229, 177, 218: 229 red, 177 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5B1DA?: The complementary color is #B1E5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5B1DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.