What color is #E6BFDB?

#E6BFDB is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Starlet Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6BFDB?

The RGB value is 230, 191, 219: 230 red, 191 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6BFDB?

The complementary color is #BFE6CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6BFDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6BFDB color

#E6BFDB rgb(230, 191, 219)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E6BFDB is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 74.9% green and 85.9% blue (230, 191, 219).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 44% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 5% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Starlet Pink (#EDC2DB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.84:1).

#E6BFDB color codes

HEX	`#E6BFDB`
RGB	`rgb(230, 191, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 74.9%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 44%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 17%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 5%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.4, 18.52, -8.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.4, 20.48, 334.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.049, 59.201, 75.057)`
Decimal	`15122395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6BFDB, 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 #E6BFDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6BFDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.84:1	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 #E6BFDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6bfdb; }
.text { color: #e6bfdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6bfdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 191 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6bfdb, #e6bfc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E6BFDB?: #E6BFDB is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Starlet Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6BFDB?: The RGB value is 230, 191, 219: 230 red, 191 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6BFDB?: The complementary color is #BFE6CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6BFDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.