What color is #E5D2EA?

#E5D2EA 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 #E5D2EA?

The RGB value is 229, 210, 234: 229 red, 210 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5D2EA?

The complementary color is #D7EAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D2EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5D2EA color

#E5D2EA rgb(229, 210, 234)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E5D2EA is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 82.4% green and 91.8% blue (229, 210, 234).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 36% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.74:1).

#E5D2EA color codes

HEX	`#E5D2EA`
RGB	`rgb(229, 210, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 82.4%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 36%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 10%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 10%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.35, 10.81, -9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.35, 14.32, 319.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.209, 68.692, 87.386)`
Decimal	`15061738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5D2EA, 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 #E5D2EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D2EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.74:1	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 #E5D2EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d2ea; }
.text { color: #e5d2ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d2ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 210 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d2ea, #ead2e3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E5D2EA?: #E5D2EA 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 #E5D2EA?: The RGB value is 229, 210, 234: 229 red, 210 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5D2EA?: The complementary color is #D7EAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D2EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.