What color is #E6D6EB?

#E6D6EB is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6D6EB?

The RGB value is 230, 214, 235: 230 red, 214 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6D6EB?

The complementary color is #DBEBD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6D6EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6D6EB color

#E6D6EB rgb(230, 214, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E6D6EB is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 83.9% green and 92.2% blue (230, 214, 235).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 34% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.18:1).

#E6D6EB color codes

HEX	`#E6D6EB`
RGB	`rgb(230, 214, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 83.9%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 34%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 9%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 9%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.44, 9.22, -8.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.44, 12.4, 318.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.673, 70.915, 88.493)`
Decimal	`15128299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6D6EB, 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 #E6D6EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6D6EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.18:1	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 #E6D6EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6d6eb; }
.text { color: #e6d6eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6d6eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 214 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6d6eb, #ebd6e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E6D6EB?: #E6D6EB is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6D6EB?: The RGB value is 230, 214, 235: 230 red, 214 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6D6EB?: The complementary color is #DBEBD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6D6EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.