What color is #E7D2EA?

#E7D2EA 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 #E7D2EA?

The RGB value is 231, 210, 234: 231 red, 210 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7D2EA?

The complementary color is #D5EAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7D2EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7D2EA color

#E7D2EA rgb(231, 210, 234)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E7D2EA is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 82.4% green and 91.8% blue (231, 210, 234).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 36% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.8:1).

#E7D2EA color codes

HEX	`#E7D2EA`
RGB	`rgb(231, 210, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 82.4%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 36%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 10%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 10%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.52, 11.48, -9.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.52, 14.67, 321.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.851, 69.023, 87.416)`
Decimal	`15192810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7D2EA, 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 #E7D2EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7D2EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.8:1	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 #E7D2EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7d2ea; }
.text { color: #e7d2ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7d2ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 210 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7d2ea, #ead2e1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E7D2EA?: #E7D2EA 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 #E7D2EA?: The RGB value is 231, 210, 234: 231 red, 210 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7D2EA?: The complementary color is #D5EAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7D2EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.