What color is #E5BDE9?

#E5BDE9 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5BDE9?

The RGB value is 229, 189, 233: 229 red, 189 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5BDE9?

The complementary color is #C1E9BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5BDE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5BDE9 color

#E5BDE9 rgb(229, 189, 233)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E5BDE9 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 74.1% green and 91.4% blue (229, 189, 233).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 50% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Purple’s Baby Sister (#EEC3EE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#E5BDE9 color codes

HEX	`#E5BDE9`
RGB	`rgb(229, 189, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 74.1%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 50%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 19%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.26, 21.79, -16.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.26, 27.32, 322.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.217, 58.938, 85.016)`
Decimal	`15056361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5BDE9, 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 #E5BDE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5BDE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	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 #E5BDE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5bde9; }
.text { color: #e5bde9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5bde9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 189 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5bde9, #e9bdd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E5BDE9?: #E5BDE9 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5BDE9?: The RGB value is 229, 189, 233: 229 red, 189 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5BDE9?: The complementary color is #C1E9BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5BDE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.