What color is #E6B9DB?

#E6B9DB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry Yoghurt. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6B9DB?

The RGB value is 230, 185, 219: 230 red, 185 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6B9DB?

The complementary color is #B9E6C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6B9DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6B9DB color

#E6B9DB rgb(230, 185, 219)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E6B9DB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 72.5% green and 85.9% blue (230, 185, 219).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 47% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 5% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry Yoghurt (#E5BDDF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.33:1).

#E6B9DB color codes

HEX	`#E6B9DB`
RGB	`rgb(230, 185, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 72.5%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 47%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 20%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 5%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.98, 21.73, -10.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.98, 24.29, 333.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.767, 56.637, 74.63)`
Decimal	`15120859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6B9DB, 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 #E6B9DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6B9DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.33:1	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 #E6B9DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6b9db; }
.text { color: #e6b9db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6b9db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 185 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6b9db, #e6b9c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E6B9DB?: #E6B9DB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry Yoghurt. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6B9DB?: The RGB value is 230, 185, 219: 230 red, 185 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6B9DB?: The complementary color is #B9E6C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6B9DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.