What color is #E5D7ED?

#E5D7ED is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5D7ED?

The RGB value is 229, 215, 237: 229 red, 215 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5D7ED?

The complementary color is #DFEDD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D7ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5D7ED color

#E5D7ED rgb(229, 215, 237)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E5D7ED is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 84.3% green and 92.9% blue (229, 215, 237).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 38% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.27:1).

#E5D7ED color codes

HEX	`#E5D7ED`
RGB	`rgb(229, 215, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 84.3%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 38%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 9%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.67, 8.74, -9.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.67, 12.56, 314.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.897, 71.374, 90.093)`
Decimal	`15063021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5D7ED, 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 #E5D7ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D7ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	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 #E5D7ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d7ed; }
.text { color: #e5d7ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d7ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 215 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d7ed, #edd7ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E5D7ED?: #E5D7ED is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5D7ED?: The RGB value is 229, 215, 237: 229 red, 215 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5D7ED?: The complementary color is #DFEDD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D7ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.