What color is #E5D5EB?

#E5D5EB 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 #E5D5EB?

The RGB value is 229, 213, 235: 229 red, 213 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5D5EB?

The complementary color is #DBEBD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D5EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5D5EB color

#E5D5EB rgb(229, 213, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E5D5EB is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 83.5% green and 92.2% blue (229, 213, 235).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 35% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.05:1).

#E5D5EB color codes

HEX	`#E5D5EB`
RGB	`rgb(229, 213, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 83.5%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 35%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 9%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 9%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.12, 9.42, -8.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.12, 12.88, 316.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.1, 70.245, 88.394)`
Decimal	`15062507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5D5EB, 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 #E5D5EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D5EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.05:1	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 #E5D5EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d5eb; }
.text { color: #e5d5eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d5eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 213 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d5eb, #ebd5e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E5D5EB?: #E5D5EB 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 #E5D5EB?: The RGB value is 229, 213, 235: 229 red, 213 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5D5EB?: The complementary color is #DBEBD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D5EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.