What color is #E9C5EF?

#E9C5EF is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9C5EF?

The RGB value is 233, 197, 239: 233 red, 197 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9C5EF?

The complementary color is #CBEFC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9C5EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.7:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9C5EF color

#E9C5EF rgb(233, 197, 239)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E9C5EF is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 77.3% green and 93.7% blue (233, 197, 239).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 57% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Purple’s Baby Sister (#EEC3EE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.7:1).

#E9C5EF color codes

HEX	`#E9C5EF`
RGB	`rgb(233, 197, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 77.3%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 57%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 18%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 18%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.7, 19.96, -15.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.7, 25.57, 321.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.148, 63.489, 90.257)`
Decimal	`15320559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9C5EF, 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 #E9C5EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9C5EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.7:1	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 #E9C5EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9c5ef; }
.text { color: #e9c5ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9c5ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 197 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9c5ef, #efc5e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E9C5EF?: #E9C5EF is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9C5EF?: The RGB value is 233, 197, 239: 233 red, 197 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9C5EF?: The complementary color is #CBEFC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9C5EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.7:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.