What color is #E8D2E6?

#E8D2E6 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 #E8D2E6?

The RGB value is 232, 210, 230: 232 red, 210 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8D2E6?

The complementary color is #D2E8D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8D2E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8D2E6 color

#E8D2E6 rgb(232, 210, 230)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E8D2E6 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 82.4% green and 90.2% blue (232, 210, 230).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 32% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 1% yellow and 9% 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 14.79:1).

#E8D2E6 color codes

HEX	`#E8D2E6`
RGB	`rgb(232, 210, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 82.4%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 32%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 9%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 1%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.49, 11.08, -7.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.49, 13.14, 327.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.606, 68.963, 84.439)`
Decimal	`15258342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8D2E6, 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 #E8D2E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8D2E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.79:1	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 #E8D2E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8d2e6; }
.text { color: #e8d2e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8d2e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 210 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8d2e6, #e8d2db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E8D2E6?: #E8D2E6 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 #E8D2E6?: The RGB value is 232, 210, 230: 232 red, 210 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8D2E6?: The complementary color is #D2E8D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8D2E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.