What color is #E7CDE8?

#E7CDE8 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7CDE8?

The RGB value is 231, 205, 232: 231 red, 205 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7CDE8?

The complementary color is #CEE8CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7CDE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7CDE8 color

#E7CDE8 rgb(231, 205, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E7CDE8 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 80.4% green and 91% blue (231, 205, 232).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 37% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Dreams (#ECCEE5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.3:1).

#E7CDE8 color codes

HEX	`#E7CDE8`
RGB	`rgb(231, 205, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 80.4%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 37%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.24, 13.75, -9.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.24, 16.98, 324.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.35, 66.479, 85.507)`
Decimal	`15191528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7CDE8, 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 #E7CDE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7CDE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.3:1	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 #E7CDE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7cde8; }
.text { color: #e7cde8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7cde8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 205 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7cde8, #e8cddc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E7CDE8?: #E7CDE8 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7CDE8?: The RGB value is 231, 205, 232: 231 red, 205 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7CDE8?: The complementary color is #CEE8CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7CDE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.