What color is #E7AFEB?

#E7AFEB is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Candy Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7AFEB?

The RGB value is 231, 175, 235: 231 red, 175 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7AFEB?

The complementary color is #B3EBAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7AFEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7AFEB color

#E7AFEB rgb(231, 175, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E7AFEB is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 68.6% green and 92.2% blue (231, 175, 235).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 60% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Candy Dreams (#E9AEF2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.73:1).

#E7AFEB color codes

HEX	`#E7AFEB`
RGB	`rgb(231, 175, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 68.6%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 60%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 26%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 26%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.26, 30.31, -22.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.26, 37.5, 323.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.279, 53.649, 85.603)`
Decimal	`15183851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7AFEB, 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 #E7AFEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7AFEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.73:1	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 #E7AFEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7afeb; }
.text { color: #e7afeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7afeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 175 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7afeb, #ebafd1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #E7AFEB?: #E7AFEB is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Candy Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7AFEB?: The RGB value is 231, 175, 235: 231 red, 175 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7AFEB?: The complementary color is #B3EBAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7AFEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.