What color is #E8C1E8?

#E8C1E8 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prom Corsage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8C1E8?

The RGB value is 232, 193, 232: 232 red, 193 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8C1E8?

The complementary color is #C1E8C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8C1E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8C1E8 color

#E8C1E8 rgb(232, 193, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E8C1E8 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 75.7% green and 91% blue (232, 193, 232).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 46% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Prom Corsage (#E7C3E7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.22:1).

#E8C1E8 color codes

HEX	`#E8C1E8`
RGB	`rgb(232, 193, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 75.7%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 46%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 17%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.44, 20.46, -14.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.44, 24.87, 325.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.912, 61.123, 84.601)`
Decimal	`15253992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8C1E8, 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 #E8C1E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8C1E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.22:1	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 #E8C1E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8c1e8; }
.text { color: #e8c1e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8c1e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 193 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8c1e8, #e8c1d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E8C1E8?: #E8C1E8 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prom Corsage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8C1E8?: The RGB value is 232, 193, 232: 232 red, 193 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8C1E8?: The complementary color is #C1E8C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8C1E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.