What color is #E5D0E7?

#E5D0E7 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5D0E7?

The RGB value is 229, 208, 231: 229 red, 208 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5D0E7?

The complementary color is #D2E7D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D0E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5D0E7 color

#E5D0E7 rgb(229, 208, 231)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E5D0E7 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 81.6% green and 90.6% blue (229, 208, 231).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 32% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.51:1).

#E5D0E7 color codes

HEX	`#E5D0E7`
RGB	`rgb(229, 208, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 81.6%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 32%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 10%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 10%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.78, 11.31, -8.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.78, 14.25, 322.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.291, 67.54, 84.972)`
Decimal	`15061223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5D0E7, 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 #E5D0E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D0E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.51:1	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 #E5D0E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d0e7; }
.text { color: #e5d0e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d0e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 208 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d0e7, #e7d0dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E5D0E7?: #E5D0E7 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5D0E7?: The RGB value is 229, 208, 231: 229 red, 208 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5D0E7?: The complementary color is #D2E7D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D0E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.