What color is #E8C8FE?

#E8C8FE is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8C8FE?

The RGB value is 232, 200, 254: 232 red, 200 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8C8FE?

The complementary color is #DEFEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8C8FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8C8FE color

#E8C8FE rgb(232, 200, 254)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E8C8FE is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 78.4% green and 99.6% blue (232, 200, 254).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 96% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Neon Boneyard (#DFC5FE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.12:1).

#E8C8FE color codes

HEX	`#E8C8FE`
RGB	`rgb(232, 200, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 78.4%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 96%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 21%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 21%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.8, 20.92, -22.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.8, 30.57, 313.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.819, 65.621, 102.629)`
Decimal	`15255806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8C8FE, 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 #E8C8FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8C8FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.12:1	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 #E8C8FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8c8fe; }
.text { color: #e8c8fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8c8fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 200 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8c8fe, #fec8f9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #E8C8FE?: #E8C8FE is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8C8FE?: The RGB value is 232, 200, 254: 232 red, 200 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8C8FE?: The complementary color is #DEFEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8C8FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.