What color is #E6D3EE?

#E6D3EE 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 #E6D3EE?

The RGB value is 230, 211, 238: 230 red, 211 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6D3EE?

The complementary color is #DBEED3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6D3EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6D3EE color

#E6D3EE rgb(230, 211, 238)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E6D3EE is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 82.7% green and 93.3% blue (230, 211, 238).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 44% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.92:1).

#E6D3EE color codes

HEX	`#E6D3EE`
RGB	`rgb(230, 211, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 82.7%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 44%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 11%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 11%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.79, 11.36, -10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.79, 15.71, 316.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.358, 69.585, 90.544)`
Decimal	`15127534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6D3EE, 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 #E6D3EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6D3EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.92:1	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 #E6D3EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6d3ee; }
.text { color: #e6d3ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6d3ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 211 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6d3ee, #eed3e9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E6D3EE?: #E6D3EE 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 #E6D3EE?: The RGB value is 230, 211, 238: 230 red, 211 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6D3EE?: The complementary color is #DBEED3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6D3EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.