What color is #E6BBDD?

#E6BBDD 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 #E6BBDD?

The RGB value is 230, 187, 221: 230 red, 187 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6BBDD?

The complementary color is #BBE6C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6BBDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6BBDD color

#E6BBDD rgb(230, 187, 221)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E6BBDD is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 73.3% green and 86.7% blue (230, 187, 221).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 46% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 4% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry Yoghurt (#E5BDDF), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.52:1).

#E6BBDD color codes

HEX	`#E6BBDD`
RGB	`rgb(230, 187, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 73.3%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 46%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 19%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 4%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.51, 21.01, -11.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.51, 23.79, 332.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.453, 57.586, 76.165)`
Decimal	`15121373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6BBDD, 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 #E6BBDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6BBDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.52:1	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 #E6BBDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6bbdd; }
.text { color: #e6bbdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6bbdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 187 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6bbdd, #e6bbc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E6BBDD?: #E6BBDD 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 #E6BBDD?: The RGB value is 230, 187, 221: 230 red, 187 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6BBDD?: The complementary color is #BBE6C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6BBDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.