What color is #E5DEEA?

#E5DEEA is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5DEEA?

The RGB value is 229, 222, 234: 229 red, 222 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5DEEA?

The complementary color is #E3EADE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5DEEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5DEEA color

#E5DEEA rgb(229, 222, 234)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E5DEEA is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 87.1% green and 91.8% blue (229, 222, 234).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 22% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lavender (#E5E0EC), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.97:1).

#E5DEEA color codes

HEX	`#E5DEEA`
RGB	`rgb(229, 222, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 87.1%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 22%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 5%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.32, 4.53, -5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.32, 6.75, 312.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.283, 74.841, 88.411)`
Decimal	`15064810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5DEEA, 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 #E5DEEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5DEEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.97:1	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 #E5DEEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5deea; }
.text { color: #e5deea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5deea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 222 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5deea, #eadee9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E5DEEA?: #E5DEEA is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5DEEA?: The RGB value is 229, 222, 234: 229 red, 222 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5DEEA?: The complementary color is #E3EADE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5DEEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.