Close to Cotton Candy
#E9BBDF
#E9BBDF is a very light, rich pink, close to the color Cotton Candy. In RGB it’s made of 91.4% red, 73.3% green, and 87.5% blue. Its hue is 313°, with 51% saturation and 82% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #E9BBDF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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12.64:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.66:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.64:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #E9BBDF as they’d see it.
#E9BBDF in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #E9BBDF
What color is #E9BBDF?
#E9BBDF is a very light, rich pink, close to the color Cotton Candy. In RGB it’s made of 91.4% red, 73.3% green, and 87.5% blue. Its hue is 313°, with 51% saturation and 82% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #E9BBDF in RGB?
#E9BBDF is rgb(233, 187, 223): 233 red, 187 green, and 223 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #E9BBDF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 20, 4, 9). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #E9BBDF?
PANTONE 243 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #E9BBDF?
Its complement #A6D4B0 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.