What color is #E5D9EC?

#E5D9EC is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5D9EC?

The RGB value is 229, 217, 236: 229 red, 217 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5D9EC?

The complementary color is #E0ECD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D9EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5D9EC color

#E5D9EC rgb(229, 217, 236)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E5D9EC is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 85.1% green and 92.5% blue (229, 217, 236).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 33% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.47:1).

#E5D9EC color codes

HEX	`#E5D9EC`
RGB	`rgb(229, 217, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 85.1%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 33%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.13, 7.5, -7.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.13, 10.83, 313.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.264, 72.34, 89.497)`
Decimal	`15063532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5D9EC, 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 #E5D9EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D9EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.47:1	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 #E5D9EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d9ec; }
.text { color: #e5d9ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d9ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 217 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d9ec, #ecd9ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E5D9EC?: #E5D9EC is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5D9EC?: The RGB value is 229, 217, 236: 229 red, 217 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5D9EC?: The complementary color is #E0ECD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D9EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.