What color is #E5CAEA?

#E5CAEA is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bubblegum Crisis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5CAEA?

The RGB value is 229, 202, 234: 229 red, 202 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5CAEA?

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

Is black or white text better on #E5CAEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5CAEA color

#E5CAEA rgb(229, 202, 234)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E5CAEA is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 79.2% green and 91.8% blue (229, 202, 234).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 43% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Bubblegum Crisis (#EECCEE), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#E5CAEA color codes

HEX	`#E5CAEA`
RGB	`rgb(229, 202, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 79.2%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 43%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 14%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 14%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.4, 15.05, -12.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.4, 19.43, 320.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.283, 64.84, 86.744)`
Decimal	`15059690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5CAEA, 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 #E5CAEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5CAEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	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 #E5CAEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5caea; }
.text { color: #e5caea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5caea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 202 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5caea, #eacadf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E5CAEA?: #E5CAEA is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bubblegum Crisis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5CAEA?: The RGB value is 229, 202, 234: 229 red, 202 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5CAEA?: The complementary color is #CFEACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5CAEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.