What color is #E6CEE9?

#E6CEE9 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6CEE9?

The RGB value is 230, 206, 233: 230 red, 206 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6CEE9?

The complementary color is #D1E9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6CEE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6CEE9 color

#E6CEE9 rgb(230, 206, 233)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E6CEE9 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 80.8% green and 91.4% blue (230, 206, 233).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 38% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.37:1).

#E6CEE9 color codes

HEX	`#E6CEE9`
RGB	`rgb(230, 206, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 80.8%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 38%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 12%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.43, 13.07, -10.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.43, 16.6, 321.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.41, 66.85, 86.322)`
Decimal	`15126249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6CEE9, 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 #E6CEE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6CEE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.37:1	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 #E6CEE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6cee9; }
.text { color: #e6cee9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6cee9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 206 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6cee9, #e9cedf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E6CEE9?: #E6CEE9 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6CEE9?: The RGB value is 230, 206, 233: 230 red, 206 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6CEE9?: The complementary color is #D1E9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6CEE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.