What color is #EAC1EB?

#EAC1EB 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 #EAC1EB?

The RGB value is 234, 193, 235: 234 red, 193 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAC1EB?

The complementary color is #C2EBC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAC1EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAC1EB color

#EAC1EB rgb(234, 193, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EAC1EB is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 75.7% green and 92.2% blue (234, 193, 235).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 51% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Purple’s Baby Sister (#EEC3EE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.33:1).

#EAC1EB color codes

HEX	`#EAC1EB`
RGB	`rgb(234, 193, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 75.7%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 51%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 18%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.72, 21.68, -15.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.72, 26.54, 324.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.995, 61.632, 86.895)`
Decimal	`15385067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAC1EB, 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 #EAC1EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAC1EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.33:1	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 #EAC1EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eac1eb; }
.text { color: #eac1eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eac1eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 193 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eac1eb, #ebc1d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EAC1EB?: #EAC1EB 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 #EAC1EB?: The RGB value is 234, 193, 235: 234 red, 193 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAC1EB?: The complementary color is #C2EBC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAC1EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.