What color is #E8C4EF?

#E8C4EF 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 #E8C4EF?

The RGB value is 232, 196, 239: 232 red, 196 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8C4EF?

The complementary color is #CBEFC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8C4EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8C4EF color

#E8C4EF rgb(232, 196, 239)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E8C4EF is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 76.9% green and 93.7% blue (232, 196, 239).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 57% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Purple’s Baby Sister (#EEC3EE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.57:1).

#E8C4EF color codes

HEX	`#E8C4EF`
RGB	`rgb(232, 196, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 76.9%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 57%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 18%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 18%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.37, 20.16, -16.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.37, 26.04, 320.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.596, 62.869, 90.166)`
Decimal	`15254767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8C4EF, 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 #E8C4EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8C4EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.57:1	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 #E8C4EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8c4ef; }
.text { color: #e8c4ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8c4ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 196 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8c4ef, #efc4e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E8C4EF?: #E8C4EF 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 #E8C4EF?: The RGB value is 232, 196, 239: 232 red, 196 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8C4EF?: The complementary color is #CBEFC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8C4EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.