What color is #E2DBED?

#E2DBED 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 #E2DBED?

The RGB value is 226, 219, 237: 226 red, 219 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2DBED?

The complementary color is #E6EDDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2DBED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2DBED color

#E2DBED rgb(226, 219, 237)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E2DBED is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 85.9% green and 92.9% blue (226, 219, 237).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 33% 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 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.59:1).

#E2DBED color codes

HEX	`#E2DBED`
RGB	`rgb(226, 219, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 85.9%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 33%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.42, 5.65, -7.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.42, 9.74, 305.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.979, 72.946, 90.392)`
Decimal	`14867437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2DBED, 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 #E2DBED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2DBED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.59:1	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 #E2DBED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2dbed; }
.text { color: #e2dbed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2dbed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 219 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2dbed, #ebdbed); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E2DBED?: #E2DBED 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 #E2DBED?: The RGB value is 226, 219, 237: 226 red, 219 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2DBED?: The complementary color is #E6EDDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2DBED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.