What color is #E2AEDB?

#E2AEDB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2AEDB?

The RGB value is 226, 174, 219: 226 red, 174 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2AEDB?

The complementary color is #AEE2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2AEDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2AEDB color

#E2AEDB rgb(226, 174, 219)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E2AEDB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 68.2% green and 85.9% blue (226, 174, 219).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 47% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Sky (#D9B1D6), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#E2AEDB color codes

HEX	`#E2AEDB`
RGB	`rgb(226, 174, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 68.2%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 47%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 23%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 3%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.02, 26.28, -15.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.02, 30.43, 329.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.285, 51.557, 73.833)`
Decimal	`14855899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2AEDB, 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 #E2AEDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2AEDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	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 #E2AEDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2aedb; }
.text { color: #e2aedb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2aedb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 174 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2aedb, #e2aec1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #E2AEDB?: #E2AEDB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2AEDB?: The RGB value is 226, 174, 219: 226 red, 174 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2AEDB?: The complementary color is #AEE2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2AEDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.