What color is #E5CCFF?

#E5CCFF 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 #E5CCFF?

The RGB value is 229, 204, 255: 229 red, 204 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5CCFF?

The complementary color is #E6FFCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5CCFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5CCFF color

#E5CCFF rgb(229, 204, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E5CCFF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 80% green and 100% blue (229, 204, 255).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Neon Boneyard (#DFC5FE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.41:1).

#E5CCFF color codes

HEX	`#E5CCFF`
RGB	`rgb(229, 204, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 80%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 20%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.54, 18.04, -21.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.54, 28.25, 309.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.953, 67.064, 103.742)`
Decimal	`15060223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5CCFF, 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 #E5CCFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5CCFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.41:1	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 #E5CCFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5ccff; }
.text { color: #e5ccff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5ccff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 204 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5ccff, #ffccff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #E5CCFF?: #E5CCFF 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 #E5CCFF?: The RGB value is 229, 204, 255: 229 red, 204 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5CCFF?: The complementary color is #E6FFCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5CCFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.