What color is #E5CBE6?

#E5CBE6 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5CBE6?

The RGB value is 229, 203, 230: 229 red, 203 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5CBE6?

The complementary color is #CCE6CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5CBE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5CBE6 color

#E5CBE6 rgb(229, 203, 230)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E5CBE6 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 79.6% green and 90.2% blue (229, 203, 230).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 35% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Dreams (#ECCEE5), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.02:1).

#E5CBE6 color codes

HEX	`#E5CBE6`
RGB	`rgb(229, 203, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 79.6%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 35%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 12%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.53, 13.78, -9.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.53, 17.01, 324.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.95, 65.084, 83.83)`
Decimal	`15059942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5CBE6, 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 #E5CBE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5CBE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.02:1	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 #E5CBE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5cbe6; }
.text { color: #e5cbe6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5cbe6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 203 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5cbe6, #e6cbda); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E5CBE6?: #E5CBE6 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5CBE6?: The RGB value is 229, 203, 230: 229 red, 203 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5CBE6?: The complementary color is #CCE6CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5CBE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.