What color is #E8D8ED?

#E8D8ED is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8D8ED?

The RGB value is 232, 216, 237: 232 red, 216 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8D8ED?

The complementary color is #DDEDD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8D8ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8D8ED color

#E8D8ED rgb(232, 216, 237)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E8D8ED is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 84.7% green and 92.9% blue (232, 216, 237).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 37% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.48:1).

#E8D8ED color codes

HEX	`#E8D8ED`
RGB	`rgb(232, 216, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 84.7%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 37%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 9%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.15, 9.21, -8.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.15, 12.38, 318.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.118, 72.382, 90.224)`
Decimal	`15259885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8D8ED, 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 #E8D8ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8D8ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.48:1	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 #E8D8ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8d8ed; }
.text { color: #e8d8ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8d8ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 216 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8d8ed, #edd8e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E8D8ED?: #E8D8ED is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8D8ED?: The RGB value is 232, 216, 237: 232 red, 216 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8D8ED?: The complementary color is #DDEDD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8D8ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.