What color is #E6CEE1?

#E6CEE1 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6CEE1?

The RGB value is 230, 206, 225: 230 red, 206 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6CEE1?

The complementary color is #CEE6D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6CEE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6CEE1 color

#E6CEE1 rgb(230, 206, 225)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E6CEE1 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 80.8% green and 88.2% blue (230, 206, 225).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 32% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.28:1).

#E6CEE1 color codes

HEX	`#E6CEE1`
RGB	`rgb(230, 206, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 80.8%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 32%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 2%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.2, 11.62, -6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.2, 13.23, 331.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.293, 66.403, 80.439)`
Decimal	`15126241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6CEE1, 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 #E6CEE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6CEE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.28:1	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 #E6CEE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6cee1; }
.text { color: #e6cee1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6cee1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 206 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6cee1, #e6ced5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E6CEE1?: #E6CEE1 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6CEE1?: The RGB value is 230, 206, 225: 230 red, 206 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6CEE1?: The complementary color is #CEE6D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6CEE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.