What color is #E4CDE6?

#E4CDE6 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4CDE6?

The RGB value is 228, 205, 230: 228 red, 205 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4CDE6?

The complementary color is #CFE6CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4CDE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4CDE6 color

#E4CDE6 rgb(228, 205, 230)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E4CDE6 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 80.4% green and 90.2% blue (228, 205, 230).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 33% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.17:1).

#E4CDE6 color codes

HEX	`#E4CDE6`
RGB	`rgb(228, 205, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 80.4%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 33%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 11%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 11%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.93, 12.38, -9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.93, 15.54, 322.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.107, 65.871, 83.974)`
Decimal	`14994918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4CDE6, 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 #E4CDE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4CDE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.17:1	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 #E4CDE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4cde6; }
.text { color: #e4cde6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4cde6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 205 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4cde6, #e6cddb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E4CDE6?: #E4CDE6 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4CDE6?: The RGB value is 228, 205, 230: 228 red, 205 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4CDE6?: The complementary color is #CFE6CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4CDE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.