What color is #E3D5EC?

#E3D5EC 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 #E3D5EC?

The RGB value is 227, 213, 236: 227 red, 213 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3D5EC?

The complementary color is #DEECD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3D5EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3D5EC color

#E3D5EC rgb(227, 213, 236)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E3D5EC is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 83.5% green and 92.5% blue (227, 213, 236).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 38% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15:1).

#E3D5EC color codes

HEX	`#E3D5EC`
RGB	`rgb(227, 213, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 83.5%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 38%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 10%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 10%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.99, 8.94, -9.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.99, 13.07, 313.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.611, 69.976, 89.127)`
Decimal	`14931436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3D5EC, 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 #E3D5EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3D5EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15:1	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 #E3D5EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3d5ec; }
.text { color: #e3d5ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3d5ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 213 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3d5ec, #ecd5ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #E3D5EC?: #E3D5EC 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 #E3D5EC?: The RGB value is 227, 213, 236: 227 red, 213 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3D5EC?: The complementary color is #DEECD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3D5EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.