What color is #E5D3EF?

#E5D3EF is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5D3EF?

The RGB value is 229, 211, 239: 229 red, 211 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5D3EF?

The complementary color is #DDEFD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D3EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.9:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5D3EF color

#E5D3EF rgb(229, 211, 239)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E5D3EF is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 82.7% green and 93.7% blue (229, 211, 239).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 47% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.9:1).

#E5D3EF color codes

HEX	`#E5D3EF`
RGB	`rgb(229, 211, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 82.7%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 47%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 12%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.74, 11.22, -11.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.74, 16.04, 314.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.185, 69.479, 91.305)`
Decimal	`15061999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5D3EF, 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 #E5D3EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D3EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.9:1	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 #E5D3EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d3ef; }
.text { color: #e5d3ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d3ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 211 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d3ef, #efd3eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E5D3EF?: #E5D3EF is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5D3EF?: The RGB value is 229, 211, 239: 229 red, 211 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5D3EF?: The complementary color is #DDEFD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D3EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.9:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.