What color is #E5C1FE?

#E5C1FE is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5C1FE?

The RGB value is 229, 193, 254: 229 red, 193 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5C1FE?

The complementary color is #DAFEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5C1FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5C1FE color

#E5C1FE rgb(229, 193, 254)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E5C1FE is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 75.7% green and 99.6% blue (229, 193, 254).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 97% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Neon Boneyard (#DFC5FE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.39:1).

#E5C1FE color codes

HEX	`#E5C1FE`
RGB	`rgb(229, 193, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 75.7%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 97%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 24%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 24%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.89, 23.71, -25.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.89, 34.62, 313.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.269, 61.954, 102.056)`
Decimal	`15057406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5C1FE, 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 #E5C1FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5C1FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.39:1	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 #E5C1FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5c1fe; }
.text { color: #e5c1fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5c1fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 193 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5c1fe, #fec1f9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E5C1FE?: #E5C1FE is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5C1FE?: The RGB value is 229, 193, 254: 229 red, 193 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5C1FE?: The complementary color is #DAFEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5C1FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.