What color is #E8CFEF?

#E8CFEF 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 #E8CFEF?

The RGB value is 232, 207, 239: 232 red, 207 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8CFEF?

The complementary color is #D6EFCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8CFEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8CFEF color

#E8CFEF rgb(232, 207, 239)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E8CFEF is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 81.2% green and 93.7% blue (232, 207, 239).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 50% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Bubblegum Crisis (#EECCEE), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

#E8CFEF color codes

HEX	`#E8CFEF`
RGB	`rgb(232, 207, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 81.2%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 50%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 13%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 13%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.01, 14.32, -12.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.01, 19.02, 318.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.169, 68.014, 91.023)`
Decimal	`15257583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8CFEF, 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 #E8CFEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8CFEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	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 #E8CFEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8cfef; }
.text { color: #e8cfef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8cfef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 207 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8cfef, #efcfe6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E8CFEF?: #E8CFEF 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 #E8CFEF?: The RGB value is 232, 207, 239: 232 red, 207 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8CFEF?: The complementary color is #D6EFCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8CFEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.