What color is #E8D6FC?

#E8D6FC is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8D6FC?

The RGB value is 232, 214, 252: 232 red, 214 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8D6FC?

The complementary color is #EAFCD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8D6FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8D6FC color

#E8D6FC rgb(232, 214, 252)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E8D6FC is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 83.9% green and 98.8% blue (232, 214, 252).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 86% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.46:1).

#E8D6FC color codes

HEX	`#E8D6FC`
RGB	`rgb(232, 214, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 83.9%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 86%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 15%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.1, 13.1, -16.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.1, 20.88, 308.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.893, 72.277, 102.082)`
Decimal	`15259388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8D6FC, 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 #E8D6FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8D6FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.46:1	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 #E8D6FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8d6fc; }
.text { color: #e8d6fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8d6fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 214 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8d6fc, #fbd6fc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #E8D6FC?: #E8D6FC is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8D6FC?: The RGB value is 232, 214, 252: 232 red, 214 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8D6FC?: The complementary color is #EAFCD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8D6FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.