What color is #E6CBEB?

#E6CBEB 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 #E6CBEB?

The RGB value is 230, 203, 235: 230 red, 203 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6CBEB?

The complementary color is #D0EBCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6CBEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6CBEB color

#E6CBEB rgb(230, 203, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E6CBEB is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 79.6% green and 92.2% blue (230, 203, 235).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 44% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% 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 14.11:1).

#E6CBEB color codes

HEX	`#E6CBEB`
RGB	`rgb(230, 203, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 79.6%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 44%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 14%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 14%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.76, 15.03, -12.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.76, 19.42, 320.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.982, 65.534, 87.596)`
Decimal	`15125483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6CBEB, 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 #E6CBEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6CBEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.11:1	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 #E6CBEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6cbeb; }
.text { color: #e6cbeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6cbeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 203 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6cbeb, #ebcbe0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E6CBEB?: #E6CBEB 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 #E6CBEB?: The RGB value is 230, 203, 235: 230 red, 203 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6CBEB?: The complementary color is #D0EBCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6CBEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.