What color is #E2DAE9?

#E2DAE9 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2DAE9?

The RGB value is 226, 218, 233: 226 red, 218 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2DAE9?

The complementary color is #E1E9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2DAE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.44:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2DAE9 color

#E2DAE9 rgb(226, 218, 233)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E2DAE9 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 85.5% green and 91.4% blue (226, 218, 233).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 25% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.44:1).

#E2DAE9 color codes

HEX	`#E2DAE9`
RGB	`rgb(226, 218, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 85.5%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 25%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 6%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.06, 5.43, -6.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.06, 8.36, 310.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.141, 72.195, 87.262)`
Decimal	`14867177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2DAE9, 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 #E2DAE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2DAE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.44:1	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 #E2DAE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2dae9; }
.text { color: #e2dae9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2dae9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 218 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2dae9, #e9dae9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E2DAE9?: #E2DAE9 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2DAE9?: The RGB value is 226, 218, 233: 226 red, 218 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2DAE9?: The complementary color is #E1E9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2DAE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.44:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.