What color is #E5D4E7?

#E5D4E7 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 #E5D4E7?

The RGB value is 229, 212, 231: 229 red, 212 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5D4E7?

The complementary color is #D6E7D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D4E7?

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.

#E5D4E7 color

#E5D4E7 rgb(229, 212, 231)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E5D4E7 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 83.1% green and 90.6% blue (229, 212, 231).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 28% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#E5D4E7 color codes

HEX	`#E5D4E7`
RGB	`rgb(229, 212, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 83.1%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 28%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 8%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.76, 9.21, -7.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.76, 11.69, 321.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.278, 69.515, 85.301)`
Decimal	`15062247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5D4E7, 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 #E5D4E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D4E7 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 #E5D4E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d4e7; }
.text { color: #e5d4e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d4e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 212 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d4e7, #e7d4e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E5D4E7?: #E5D4E7 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 #E5D4E7?: The RGB value is 229, 212, 231: 229 red, 212 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5D4E7?: The complementary color is #D6E7D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D4E7?: 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.