Information about #E6B6EC color

#E6B6EC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E6B6EC falls into the Magenta Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(230, 182, 236) — 90.2% red, 71.4% green, 92.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 21 / 0 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E6B6EC is a pleasantly vivid magenta that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pale Light Grayish Magenta (#E7B8E7). Slightly further away sit Soft Lilac (#E5B6F7) and Pale Light Grayish Mulberry (#DCB8E7).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(230, 182, 236)), which gives #E6B6EC its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E6B6EC: 12.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. No one has named #E6B6EC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#E6B6EC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#E6B6EC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #E6B6EC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E6B6EC
  • RGB230, 182, 236
  • CMYK2, 21, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(230, 182, 236)
  • HSL293°, 59%, 82%
  • HSL Precise293.333°, 58.696%, 81.961%
  • HSV293°, 23%, 93%
  • HSB293°, 23%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • GLSLvec3(0.902, 0.714, 0.925)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.902, 0.714, 0.925, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.902, 0.714, 0.925)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.5%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE6B6EC
  • DECIMAL ID15120108
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01