What color is #E8D9EB?

#E8D9EB 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 #E8D9EB?

The RGB value is 232, 217, 235: 232 red, 217 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8D9EB?

The complementary color is #DCEBD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8D9EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8D9EB color

#E8D9EB rgb(232, 217, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E8D9EB is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 85.1% green and 92.2% blue (232, 217, 235).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 31% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.56:1).

#E8D9EB color codes

HEX	`#E8D9EB`
RGB	`rgb(232, 217, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 85.1%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 31%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 8%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.34, 8.32, -6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.34, 10.83, 320.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.085, 72.78, 88.779)`
Decimal	`15260139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8D9EB, 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 #E8D9EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8D9EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.56:1	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 #E8D9EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8d9eb; }
.text { color: #e8d9eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8d9eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 217 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8d9eb, #ebd9e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E8D9EB?: #E8D9EB 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 #E8D9EB?: The RGB value is 232, 217, 235: 232 red, 217 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8D9EB?: The complementary color is #DCEBD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8D9EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.