What color is #E2CDE6?

#E2CDE6 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2CDE6?

The RGB value is 226, 205, 230: 226 red, 205 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2CDE6?

The complementary color is #D1E6CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2CDE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2CDE6 color

#E2CDE6 rgb(226, 205, 230)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E2CDE6 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 80.4% green and 90.2% blue (226, 205, 230).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 33% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.11:1).

#E2CDE6 color codes

HEX	`#E2CDE6`
RGB	`rgb(226, 205, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 80.4%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 33%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 11%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 11%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.76, 11.71, -9.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.76, 15.18, 320.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.476, 65.545, 83.944)`
Decimal	`14863846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2CDE6, 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 #E2CDE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2CDE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.11:1	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 #E2CDE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2cde6; }
.text { color: #e2cde6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2cde6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 205 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2cde6, #e6cdde); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E2CDE6?: #E2CDE6 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2CDE6?: The RGB value is 226, 205, 230: 226 red, 205 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2CDE6?: The complementary color is #D1E6CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2CDE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.