What color is #E8C4EB?

#E8C4EB 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 #E8C4EB?

The RGB value is 232, 196, 235: 232 red, 196 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8C4EB?

The complementary color is #C7EBC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8C4EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8C4EB color

#E8C4EB rgb(232, 196, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E8C4EB is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 76.9% green and 92.2% blue (232, 196, 235).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 49% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Prom Corsage (#E7C3E7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.53:1).

#E8C4EB color codes

HEX	`#E8C4EB`
RGB	`rgb(232, 196, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 76.9%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 49%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 17%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 17%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.25, 19.42, -14.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.25, 24.25, 323.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.012, 62.635, 87.088)`
Decimal	`15254763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8C4EB, 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 #E8C4EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8C4EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.53:1	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 #E8C4EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8c4eb; }
.text { color: #e8c4eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8c4eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 196 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8c4eb, #ebc4da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E8C4EB?: #E8C4EB 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 #E8C4EB?: The RGB value is 232, 196, 235: 232 red, 196 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8C4EB?: The complementary color is #C7EBC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8C4EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.