What color is #E9D4ED?

#E9D4ED 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 #E9D4ED?

The RGB value is 233, 212, 237: 233 red, 212 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9D4ED?

The complementary color is #D8EDD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9D4ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.11:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9D4ED color

#E9D4ED rgb(233, 212, 237)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E9D4ED is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 83.1% green and 92.9% blue (233, 212, 237).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 41% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.11:1).

#E9D4ED color codes

HEX	`#E9D4ED`
RGB	`rgb(233, 212, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 83.1%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 41%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 11%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 11%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.25, 11.64, -9.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.25, 15.09, 320.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.432, 70.526, 89.901)`
Decimal	`15324397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9D4ED, 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 #E9D4ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9D4ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.11:1	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 #E9D4ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9d4ed; }
.text { color: #e9d4ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9d4ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 212 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9d4ed, #edd4e4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E9D4ED?: #E9D4ED 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 #E9D4ED?: The RGB value is 233, 212, 237: 233 red, 212 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9D4ED?: The complementary color is #D8EDD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9D4ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.11:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.