What color is #E9D8EC?

#E9D8EC 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 #E9D8EC?

The RGB value is 233, 216, 236: 233 red, 216 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9D8EC?

The complementary color is #DBECD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9D8EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.5:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9D8EC color

#E9D8EC rgb(233, 216, 236)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E9D8EC is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 84.7% green and 92.5% blue (233, 216, 236).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 34% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.5:1).

#E9D8EC color codes

HEX	`#E9D8EC`
RGB	`rgb(233, 216, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 84.7%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 34%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.2, 9.36, -7.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.2, 12.1, 320.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.298, 72.492, 89.472)`
Decimal	`15325420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9D8EC, 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 #E9D8EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9D8EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.5:1	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 #E9D8EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9d8ec; }
.text { color: #e9d8ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9d8ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 216 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9d8ec, #ecd8e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E9D8EC?: #E9D8EC 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 #E9D8EC?: The RGB value is 233, 216, 236: 233 red, 216 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9D8EC?: The complementary color is #DBECD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9D8EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.5:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.