What color is #E5CFED?

#E5CFED is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5CFED?

The RGB value is 229, 207, 237: 229 red, 207 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5CFED?

The complementary color is #D7EDCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5CFED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5CFED color

#E5CFED rgb(229, 207, 237)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E5CFED is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 81.2% green and 92.9% blue (229, 207, 237).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 45% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.48:1).

#E5CFED color codes

HEX	`#E5CFED`
RGB	`rgb(229, 207, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 81.2%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 45%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 13%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.7, 12.96, -11.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.7, 17.62, 317.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.91, 67.399, 89.431)`
Decimal	`15060973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5CFED, 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 #E5CFED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5CFED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.48:1	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 #E5CFED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5cfed; }
.text { color: #e5cfed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5cfed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 207 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5cfed, #edcfe6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E5CFED?: #E5CFED is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5CFED?: The RGB value is 229, 207, 237: 229 red, 207 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5CFED?: The complementary color is #D7EDCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5CFED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.