What color is #E8CAF0?

#E8CAF0 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Bubblegum Crisis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8CAF0?

The RGB value is 232, 202, 240: 232 red, 202 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8CAF0?

The complementary color is #D2F0CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8CAF0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8CAF0 color

#E8CAF0 rgb(232, 202, 240)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E8CAF0 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 79.2% green and 94.1% blue (232, 202, 240).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 56% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Bubblegum Crisis (#EECCEE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.14:1).

#E8CAF0 color codes

HEX	`#E8CAF0`
RGB	`rgb(232, 202, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 79.2%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 56%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 16%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 16%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.84, 17.16, -14.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.84, 22.67, 319.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.125, 65.689, 91.406)`
Decimal	`15256304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8CAF0, 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 #E8CAF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8CAF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.14:1	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 #E8CAF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8caf0; }
.text { color: #e8caf0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8caf0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 202 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8caf0, #f0cae5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E8CAF0?: #E8CAF0 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Bubblegum Crisis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8CAF0?: The RGB value is 232, 202, 240: 232 red, 202 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8CAF0?: The complementary color is #D2F0CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8CAF0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.