What color is #E2DAED?

#E2DAED 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 #E2DAED?

The RGB value is 226, 218, 237: 226 red, 218 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2DAED?

The complementary color is #E5EDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2DAED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2DAED color

#E2DAED rgb(226, 218, 237)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E2DAED is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 85.5% green and 92.9% blue (226, 218, 237).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 35% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.49:1).

#E2DAED color codes

HEX	`#E2DAED`
RGB	`rgb(226, 218, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 85.5%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 35%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.17, 6.18, -8.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.17, 10.35, 306.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.719, 72.426, 90.306)`
Decimal	`14867181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2DAED, 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 #E2DAED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2DAED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.49:1	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 #E2DAED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2daed; }
.text { color: #e2daed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2daed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 218 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2daed, #ecdaed); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E2DAED?: #E2DAED 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 #E2DAED?: The RGB value is 226, 218, 237: 226 red, 218 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2DAED?: The complementary color is #E5EDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2DAED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.