What color is #E7D4E5?

#E7D4E5 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 #E7D4E5?

The RGB value is 231, 212, 229: 231 red, 212 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7D4E5?

The complementary color is #D4E7D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7D4E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7D4E5 color

#E7D4E5 rgb(231, 212, 229)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E7D4E5 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 83.1% green and 89.8% blue (231, 212, 229).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 28% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.95:1).

#E7D4E5 color codes

HEX	`#E7D4E5`
RGB	`rgb(231, 212, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 83.1%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 28%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 8%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 1%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.87, 9.52, -5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.87, 11.23, 327.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.639, 69.734, 83.852)`
Decimal	`15193317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7D4E5, 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 #E7D4E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7D4E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	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 #E7D4E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7d4e5; }
.text { color: #e7d4e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7d4e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 212 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7d4e5, #e7d4dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E7D4E5?: #E7D4E5 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 #E7D4E5?: The RGB value is 231, 212, 229: 231 red, 212 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7D4E5?: The complementary color is #D4E7D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7D4E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.