What color is #E6CAE8?

#E6CAE8 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bubblegum Crisis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6CAE8?

The RGB value is 230, 202, 232: 230 red, 202 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6CAE8?

The complementary color is #CCE8CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6CAE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6CAE8 color

#E6CAE8 rgb(230, 202, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E6CAE8 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 79.2% green and 91% blue (230, 202, 232).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 39% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Bubblegum Crisis (#EECCEE), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.98:1).

#E6CAE8 color codes

HEX	`#E6CAE8`
RGB	`rgb(230, 202, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 79.2%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 39%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 13%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 13%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.43, 15.01, -11.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.43, 18.72, 323.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.317, 64.891, 85.255)`
Decimal	`15125224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6CAE8, 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 #E6CAE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6CAE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.98:1	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 #E6CAE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6cae8; }
.text { color: #e6cae8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6cae8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 202 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6cae8, #e8cadb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E6CAE8?: #E6CAE8 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bubblegum Crisis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6CAE8?: The RGB value is 230, 202, 232: 230 red, 202 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6CAE8?: The complementary color is #CCE8CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6CAE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.