What color is #E6ADD8?

#E6ADD8 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pink Bliss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6ADD8?

The RGB value is 230, 173, 216: 230 red, 173 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6ADD8?

The complementary color is #ADE6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6ADD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6ADD8 color

#E6ADD8 rgb(230, 173, 216)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E6ADD8 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 67.8% green and 84.7% blue (230, 173, 216).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 53% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 6% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Pink Bliss (#E3ABCE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#E6ADD8 color codes

HEX	`#E6ADD8`
RGB	`rgb(230, 173, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 67.8%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 53%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 25%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 6%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.08, 27.63, -13.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.08, 30.78, 333.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.971, 51.67, 71.767)`
Decimal	`15117784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6ADD8, 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 #E6ADD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6ADD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	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 #E6ADD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6add8; }
.text { color: #e6add8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6add8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 173 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6add8, #e6adbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #E6ADD8?: #E6ADD8 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pink Bliss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6ADD8?: The RGB value is 230, 173, 216: 230 red, 173 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6ADD8?: The complementary color is #ADE6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6ADD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.