What color is #E5C1EF?

#E5C1EF is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Beefy Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5C1EF?

The RGB value is 229, 193, 239: 229 red, 193 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5C1EF?

The complementary color is #CBEFC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5C1EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5C1EF color

#E5C1EF rgb(229, 193, 239)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E5C1EF is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 75.7% green and 93.7% blue (229, 193, 239).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 59% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Beefy Pink (#DEBEEF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.21:1).

#E5C1EF color codes

HEX	`#E5C1EF`
RGB	`rgb(229, 193, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 75.7%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 59%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 19%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 19%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.4, 20.78, -17.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.4, 27.48, 319.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.961, 61.031, 89.897)`
Decimal	`15057391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5C1EF, 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 #E5C1EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5C1EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.21:1	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 #E5C1EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5c1ef; }
.text { color: #e5c1ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5c1ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 193 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5c1ef, #efc1e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E5C1EF?: #E5C1EF is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Beefy Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5C1EF?: The RGB value is 229, 193, 239: 229 red, 193 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5C1EF?: The complementary color is #CBEFC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5C1EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.