What color is #E5B9E1?

#E5B9E1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry Yoghurt. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5B9E1?

The RGB value is 229, 185, 225: 229 red, 185 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5B9E1?

The complementary color is #B9E5BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5B9E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5B9E1 color

#E5B9E1 rgb(229, 185, 225)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E5B9E1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 72.5% green and 88.2% blue (229, 185, 225).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 46% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 2% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry Yoghurt (#E5BDDF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.36:1).

#E5B9E1 color codes

HEX	`#E5B9E1`
RGB	`rgb(229, 185, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 72.5%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 46%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 19%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 2%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.06, 22.46, -13.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.06, 26.46, 328.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.251, 56.794, 78.85)`
Decimal	`15055329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5B9E1, 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 #E5B9E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5B9E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.36:1	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 #E5B9E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5b9e1; }
.text { color: #e5b9e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5b9e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 185 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5b9e1, #e5b9cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E5B9E1?: #E5B9E1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry Yoghurt. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5B9E1?: The RGB value is 229, 185, 225: 229 red, 185 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5B9E1?: The complementary color is #B9E5BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5B9E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.