What color is #E7B4F3?

#E7B4F3 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Candy Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7B4F3?

The RGB value is 231, 180, 243: 231 red, 180 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7B4F3?

The complementary color is #C0F3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7B4F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7B4F3 color

#E7B4F3 rgb(231, 180, 243)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E7B4F3 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 70.6% green and 95.3% blue (231, 180, 243).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 72% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% 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 12.22:1).

#E7B4F3 color codes

HEX	`#E7B4F3`
RGB	`rgb(231, 180, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 70.6%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 72%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 26%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 26%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.67, 29.15, -24.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.67, 37.91, 320.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.452, 56.104, 92.158)`
Decimal	`15185139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7B4F3, 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 #E7B4F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7B4F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.22:1	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 #E7B4F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7b4f3; }
.text { color: #e7b4f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7b4f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 180 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7b4f3, #f3b4e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E7B4F3?: #E7B4F3 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Candy Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7B4F3?: The RGB value is 231, 180, 243: 231 red, 180 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7B4F3?: The complementary color is #C0F3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7B4F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.