What color is #E2DBEC?

#E2DBEC 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 #E2DBEC?

The RGB value is 226, 219, 236: 226 red, 219 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2DBEC?

The complementary color is #E5ECDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2DBEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2DBEC color

#E2DBEC rgb(226, 219, 236)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E2DBEC is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 85.9% green and 92.5% blue (226, 219, 236).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 31% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.58:1).

#E2DBEC color codes

HEX	`#E2DBEC`
RGB	`rgb(226, 219, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 85.9%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 31%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.39, 5.47, -7.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.39, 9.24, 306.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.833, 72.888, 89.625)`
Decimal	`14867436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2DBEC, 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 #E2DBEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2DBEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.58:1	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 #E2DBEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2dbec; }
.text { color: #e2dbec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2dbec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 219 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2dbec, #ebdbec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E2DBEC?: #E2DBEC 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 #E2DBEC?: The RGB value is 226, 219, 236: 226 red, 219 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2DBEC?: The complementary color is #E5ECDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2DBEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.