What color is #E9C8F0?

#E9C8F0 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Prom Corsage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9C8F0?

The RGB value is 233, 200, 240: 233 red, 200 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9C8F0?

The complementary color is #CFF0C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9C8F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9C8F0 color

#E9C8F0 rgb(233, 200, 240)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E9C8F0 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 78.4% green and 94.1% blue (233, 200, 240).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 57% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Prom Corsage (#E7C3E7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.98:1).

#E9C8F0 color codes

HEX	`#E9C8F0`
RGB	`rgb(233, 200, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 78.4%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 57%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 17%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 17%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.44, 18.55, -15.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.44, 24.1, 320.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.984, 64.924, 91.266)`
Decimal	`15321328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9C8F0, 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 #E9C8F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9C8F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.98:1	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 #E9C8F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9c8f0; }
.text { color: #e9c8f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9c8f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 200 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9c8f0, #f0c8e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E9C8F0?: #E9C8F0 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Prom Corsage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9C8F0?: The RGB value is 233, 200, 240: 233 red, 200 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9C8F0?: The complementary color is #CFF0C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9C8F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.