What color is #E8E1EC?

#E8E1EC is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Bubble Bath. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8E1EC?

The RGB value is 232, 225, 236: 232 red, 225 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8E1EC?

The complementary color is #E5ECE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8E1EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8E1EC color

#E8E1EC rgb(232, 225, 236)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E8E1EC is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 88.2% green and 92.5% blue (232, 225, 236).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 22% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Bubble Bath (#E8E0E9), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.41:1).

#E8E1EC color codes

HEX	`#E8E1EC`
RGB	`rgb(232, 225, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 88.2%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 22%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 5%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.35, 4.33, -4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.35, 6.25, 313.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.342, 77.063, 90.246)`
Decimal	`15262188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8E1EC, 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 #E8E1EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8E1EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.41:1	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 #E8E1EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8e1ec; }
.text { color: #e8e1ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8e1ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 225 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8e1ec, #ece1eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E8E1EC?: #E8E1EC is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Bubble Bath. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8E1EC?: The RGB value is 232, 225, 236: 232 red, 225 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8E1EC?: The complementary color is #E5ECE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8E1EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.