What color is #E8CAE3?

#E8CAE3 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8CAE3?

The RGB value is 232, 202, 227: 232 red, 202 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8CAE3?

The complementary color is #CAE8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8CAE3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8CAE3 color

#E8CAE3 rgb(232, 202, 227)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E8CAE3 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 79.2% green and 89% blue (232, 202, 227).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 39% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Dreams (#ECCEE5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.99:1).

#E8CAE3 color codes

HEX	`#E8CAE3`
RGB	`rgb(232, 202, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 79.2%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 39%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 13%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 2%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.45, 14.77, -8.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.45, 17.03, 330.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.263, 64.944, 81.598)`
Decimal	`15256291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8CAE3, 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 #E8CAE3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8CAE3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.99:1	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 #E8CAE3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8cae3; }
.text { color: #e8cae3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8cae3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 202 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8cae3, #e8cad4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E8CAE3?: #E8CAE3 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8CAE3?: The RGB value is 232, 202, 227: 232 red, 202 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8CAE3?: The complementary color is #CAE8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8CAE3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.