What color is #E8D7E4?

#E8D7E4 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8D7E4?

The RGB value is 232, 215, 228: 232 red, 215 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8D7E4?

The complementary color is #D7E8DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8D7E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8D7E4 color

#E8D7E4 rgb(232, 215, 228)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E8D7E4 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 84.3% green and 89.4% blue (232, 215, 228).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 27% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Antarctic Love (#EDDEE6), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.27:1).

#E8D7E4 color codes

HEX	`#E8D7E4`
RGB	`rgb(232, 215, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 84.3%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 27%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 7%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.66, 8.1, -4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.66, 9.15, 332.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.581, 71.359, 83.386)`
Decimal	`15259620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8D7E4, 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 #E8D7E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8D7E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	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 #E8D7E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8d7e4; }
.text { color: #e8d7e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8d7e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 215 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8d7e4, #e8d7dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E8D7E4?: #E8D7E4 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8D7E4?: The RGB value is 232, 215, 228: 232 red, 215 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8D7E4?: The complementary color is #D7E8DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8D7E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.