What color is #E2D6EF?

#E2D6EF is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2D6EF?

The RGB value is 226, 214, 239: 226 red, 214 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2D6EF?

The complementary color is #E3EFD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2D6EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2D6EF color

#E2D6EF rgb(226, 214, 239)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E2D6EF is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 83.9% green and 93.7% blue (226, 214, 239).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 44% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.1:1).

#E2D6EF color codes

HEX	`#E2D6EF`
RGB	`rgb(226, 214, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 83.9%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 44%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 10%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 10%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.24, 8.65, -10.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.24, 13.8, 308.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.988, 70.494, 91.512)`
Decimal	`14866159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2D6EF, 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 #E2D6EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2D6EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.1:1	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 #E2D6EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2d6ef; }
.text { color: #e2d6ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2d6ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 214 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2d6ef, #eed6ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #E2D6EF?: #E2D6EF is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2D6EF?: The RGB value is 226, 214, 239: 226 red, 214 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2D6EF?: The complementary color is #E3EFD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2D6EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.