What color is #E7B7EB?

#E7B7EB is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Controlled Substance. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7B7EB?

The RGB value is 231, 183, 235: 231 red, 183 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7B7EB?

The complementary color is #BBEBB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7B7EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7B7EB color

#E7B7EB rgb(231, 183, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E7B7EB is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 71.8% green and 92.2% blue (231, 183, 235).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 57% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Controlled Substance (#DEADEA), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.37:1).

#E7B7EB color codes

HEX	`#E7B7EB`
RGB	`rgb(231, 183, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 71.8%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 57%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 22%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 22%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.1, 26.03, -19.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.1, 32.4, 323.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.882, 56.856, 86.137)`
Decimal	`15185899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7B7EB, 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 #E7B7EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7B7EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.37:1	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 #E7B7EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7b7eb; }
.text { color: #e7b7eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7b7eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 183 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7b7eb, #ebb7d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #E7B7EB?: #E7B7EB is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Controlled Substance. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7B7EB?: The RGB value is 231, 183, 235: 231 red, 183 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7B7EB?: The complementary color is #BBEBB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7B7EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.