What color is #E5B2DB?

#E5B2DB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5B2DB?

The RGB value is 229, 178, 219: 229 red, 178 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5B2DB?

The complementary color is #B2E5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5B2DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5B2DB color

#E5B2DB rgb(229, 178, 219)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E5B2DB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 69.8% green and 85.9% blue (229, 178, 219).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 50% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 4% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Sky (#D9B1D6), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#E5B2DB color codes

HEX	`#E5B2DB`
RGB	`rgb(229, 178, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 69.8%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 50%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 22%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 4%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.24, 25.14, -13.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.24, 28.52, 331.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.019, 53.615, 74.139)`
Decimal	`15053531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5B2DB, 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 #E5B2DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5B2DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	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 #E5B2DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5b2db; }
.text { color: #e5b2db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5b2db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 178 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5b2db, #e5b2c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #E5B2DB?: #E5B2DB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5B2DB?: The RGB value is 229, 178, 219: 229 red, 178 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5B2DB?: The complementary color is #B2E5BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5B2DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.