What color is #E7C7FE?

#E7C7FE is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7C7FE?

The RGB value is 231, 199, 254: 231 red, 199 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7C7FE?

The complementary color is #DEFEC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7C7FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7C7FE color

#E7C7FE rgb(231, 199, 254)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E7C7FE is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 78% green and 99.6% blue (231, 199, 254).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 96% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Neon Boneyard (#DFC5FE), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14:1).

#E7C7FE color codes

HEX	`#E7C7FE`
RGB	`rgb(231, 199, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 78%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 96%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 22%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 22%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.48, 21.13, -22.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.48, 31.09, 312.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.265, 64.992, 102.537)`
Decimal	`15190014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7C7FE, 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 #E7C7FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7C7FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14:1	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 #E7C7FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7c7fe; }
.text { color: #e7c7fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7c7fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 199 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7c7fe, #fec7f9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #E7C7FE?: #E7C7FE is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7C7FE?: The RGB value is 231, 199, 254: 231 red, 199 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7C7FE?: The complementary color is #DEFEC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7C7FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.