What color is #E8BBE8?

#E8BBE8 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8BBE8?

The RGB value is 232, 187, 232: 232 red, 187 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8BBE8?

The complementary color is #BBE8BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8BBE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8BBE8 color

#E8BBE8 rgb(232, 187, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E8BBE8 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 73.3% green and 91% blue (232, 187, 232).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 49% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Purple’s Baby Sister (#EEC3EE), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.7:1).

#E8BBE8 color codes

HEX	`#E8BBE8`
RGB	`rgb(232, 187, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 73.3%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 49%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.03, 23.67, -16.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.03, 28.71, 325.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.613, 58.524, 84.168)`
Decimal	`15252456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8BBE8, 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 #E8BBE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8BBE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.7:1	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 #E8BBE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8bbe8; }
.text { color: #e8bbe8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8bbe8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 187 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8bbe8, #e8bbd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E8BBE8?: #E8BBE8 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8BBE8?: The RGB value is 232, 187, 232: 232 red, 187 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8BBE8?: The complementary color is #BBE8BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8BBE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.