What color is #E6D2EA?

#E6D2EA is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6D2EA?

The RGB value is 230, 210, 234: 230 red, 210 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6D2EA?

The complementary color is #D6EAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6D2EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6D2EA color

#E6D2EA rgb(230, 210, 234)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E6D2EA is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 82.4% green and 91.8% blue (230, 210, 234).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 36% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.77:1).

#E6D2EA color codes

HEX	`#E6D2EA`
RGB	`rgb(230, 210, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 82.4%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 36%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 10%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 10%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.43, 11.14, -9.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.43, 14.49, 320.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.529, 68.857, 87.401)`
Decimal	`15127274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6D2EA, 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 #E6D2EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6D2EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.77:1	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 #E6D2EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6d2ea; }
.text { color: #e6d2ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6d2ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 210 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6d2ea, #ead2e2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E6D2EA?: #E6D2EA is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6D2EA?: The RGB value is 230, 210, 234: 230 red, 210 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6D2EA?: The complementary color is #D6EAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6D2EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.