What color is #E8BBEC?

#E8BBEC is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8BBEC?

The RGB value is 232, 187, 236: 232 red, 187 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8BBEC?

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

Is black or white text better on #E8BBEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8BBEC color

#E8BBEC rgb(232, 187, 236)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E8BBEC is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 73.3% green and 92.5% blue (232, 187, 236).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 56% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Purple’s Baby Sister (#EEC3EE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.75:1).

#E8BBEC color codes

HEX	`#E8BBEC`
RGB	`rgb(232, 187, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 73.3%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 56%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 21%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 21%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.16, 24.41, -18.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.16, 30.45, 323.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.187, 58.754, 87.195)`
Decimal	`15252460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8BBEC, 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 #E8BBEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8BBEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.75:1	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 #E8BBEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8bbec; }
.text { color: #e8bbec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8bbec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 187 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8bbec, #ecbbd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #E8BBEC?: #E8BBEC is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8BBEC?: The RGB value is 232, 187, 236: 232 red, 187 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8BBEC?: The complementary color is #BFECBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8BBEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.