#E2BFCC

sRGB: 226 / 191 / 204

Infinite horizons drift beyond memory
Restless constellations transform the fabric of existence
Boundless spirits awaken sleeping galaxies

#E2BFCC belongs to the rose family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 226 red, 191 green and 204 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 337.7° lands in the rose region. Its 37.6% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 81.8% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (12.56:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 226, 191, 204
HSL: 337.71°, 37.63%, 81.76%
HSV / HSB: 337.71°, 15.49%, 88.63%
CMYK (approx.): 0.00%, 15.49%, 9.73%, 11.37%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 60.891, 57.791, 65.076
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 80.622, 14.558, -1.866
WCAG relative luminance: 0.57790
24-bit decimal: 14860236

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #E2BFCC in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text: 12.56:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.67:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio.

Reference: WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#BFE2D5 sits half a turn (180°) from #E2BFCC on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#E2BFCC #BFE2D5

Analogous

#E2BFDE and #E2C3BF sit 30° to either side of #E2BFCC. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#E2BFDE #E2BFCC #E2C3BF

Triadic

#E2BFCC, #CCE2BF and #BFCCE2 are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#E2BFCC #CCE2BF #BFCCE2

Split complementary

Start at #E2BFCC and look across the wheel. #BFE2C3 and #BFDEE2 sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#E2BFCC #BFE2C3 #BFDEE2

Square

Starting with #E2BFCC, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #DEE2BF, #BFE2D5, then #C3BFE2. Across the square, #E2BFCC pairs with #BFE2D5, and #DEE2BF with #C3BFE2.

#E2BFCC #DEE2BF #BFE2D5 #C3BFE2

Tetradic

#E2BFCC and #BFE2D5 are opposites, as are #E2D5BF and #BFCCE2. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#E2BFCC #E2D5BF #BFE2D5 #BFCCE2

Tints

Mixing #E2BFCC with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #E8CCD6, keeps 80% of the original. By #F9F2F5, the mixture is 80% white.

#E2BFCC #E8CCD6 #EED9E0 #F3E5EB #F9F2F5 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #E2BFCC with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #B599A3, keeps 80% of the original. By #2D2629, the mixture is 80% black.

#E2BFCC #B599A3 #88737A #5A4C52 #2D2629 #000000

Tones

Mixing #E2BFCC with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #CEB2BD, keeps 80% of the original. By #948D8F, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#E2BFCC #CEB2BD #BBA6AE #A7999E #948D8F #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#E2BFCC

RGB

rgb(226 191 204)

HSL

hsl(337.714 37.634% 81.765%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #E2BFCC;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#E2BFCC uses 226 red, 191 green and 204 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 88.6%

Green 74.9%

Blue 80.0%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #E2BFCC is 0.0% cyan, 15.5% magenta, 9.7% yellow and 11.4% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 0.0%

Magenta 15.5%

Yellow 9.7%

Black 11.4%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #DDBBCC. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #DBC in CSS. For a modern design, keep #E2BFCC when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #CCCCCC, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand: #DDBBCC Nearest web-safe: #CCCCCC

Gradient to complement

#E2BFCC #DCC5CE #D6CBCF #D1D1D1 #CBD6D2 #C5DCD4 #BFE2D5

Color vision previews

Compare how #E2BFCC appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#C2C5CD

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#CACACB

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#E8BEC3

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#CEC3CC

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#D1C6CB

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#E2BFC9

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#C8C8C8

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#D6C4CA

Reference: National Eye Institute: Types of Color Vision Deficiency

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.76052 G 0.52100 B 0.60383

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.86398 G 0.75411 B 0.79804

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.71800 G 0.52895 B 0.60051

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.331 y 0.314 Y 57.791

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 11.373 M % 25.098 Y % 20.000

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

11100010 10111111 11001100