What color is #E8BDF4?

#E8BDF4 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Beefy Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8BDF4?

The RGB value is 232, 189, 244: 232 red, 189 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8BDF4?

The complementary color is #C9F4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8BDF4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8BDF4 color

#E8BDF4 rgb(232, 189, 244)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E8BDF4 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 74.1% green and 95.7% blue (232, 189, 244).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 71% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Beefy Pink (#DEBEEF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.02:1).

#E8BDF4 color codes

HEX	`#E8BDF4`
RGB	`rgb(232, 189, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 74.1%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 71%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 23%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 23%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.88, 24.85, -21.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.88, 32.79, 319.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.803, 60.084, 93.596)`
Decimal	`15252980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8BDF4, 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 #E8BDF4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8BDF4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.02:1	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 #E8BDF4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8bdf4; }
.text { color: #e8bdf4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8bdf4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 189 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8bdf4, #f4bde5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #E8BDF4?: #E8BDF4 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Beefy Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8BDF4?: The RGB value is 232, 189, 244: 232 red, 189 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8BDF4?: The complementary color is #C9F4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8BDF4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.