What color is #E9D7E7?

#E9D7E7 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 #E9D7E7?

The RGB value is 233, 215, 231: 233 red, 215 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9D7E7?

The complementary color is #D7E9D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9D7E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.34:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9D7E7 color

#E9D7E7 rgb(233, 215, 231)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E9D7E7 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 84.3% green and 90.6% blue (233, 215, 231).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 29% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.34:1).

#E9D7E7 color codes

HEX	`#E9D7E7`
RGB	`rgb(233, 215, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 84.3%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 29%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 8%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 1%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.82, 8.98, -5.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.82, 10.58, 328.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.326, 71.695, 85.614)`
Decimal	`15325159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9D7E7, 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 #E9D7E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9D7E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.34:1	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 #E9D7E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9d7e7; }
.text { color: #e9d7e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9d7e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 215 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9d7e7, #e9d7de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E9D7E7?: #E9D7E7 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 #E9D7E7?: The RGB value is 233, 215, 231: 233 red, 215 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9D7E7?: The complementary color is #D7E9D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9D7E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.34:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.