What color is #E5D9E4?

#E5D9E4 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5D9E4?

The RGB value is 229, 217, 228: 229 red, 217 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5D9E4?

The complementary color is #D9E5DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D9E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5D9E4 color

#E5D9E4 rgb(229, 217, 228)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E5D9E4 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 85.1% green and 89.4% blue (229, 217, 228).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 19% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vapour (#E5DAE1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.38:1).

#E5D9E4 color codes

HEX	`#E5D9E4`
RGB	`rgb(229, 217, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 85.1%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 19%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 5%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.91, 6.04, -3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.91, 7.2, 327.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.127, 71.886, 83.512)`
Decimal	`15063524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5D9E4, 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 #E5D9E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D9E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.38:1	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 #E5D9E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d9e4; }
.text { color: #e5d9e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d9e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 217 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d9e4, #e5d9de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E5D9E4?: #E5D9E4 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5D9E4?: The RGB value is 229, 217, 228: 229 red, 217 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5D9E4?: The complementary color is #D9E5DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D9E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.