What color is #E9DAEA?

#E9DAEA 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 #E9DAEA?

The RGB value is 233, 218, 234: 233 red, 218 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9DAEA?

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

Is black or white text better on #E9DAEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9DAEA color

#E9DAEA rgb(233, 218, 234)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E9DAEA is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 85.5% green and 91.8% blue (233, 218, 234).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 28% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.68:1).

#E9DAEA color codes

HEX	`#E9DAEA`
RGB	`rgb(233, 218, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 85.5%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 28%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 7%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.64, 7.95, -5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.64, 9.94, 323.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.525, 73.407, 88.122)`
Decimal	`15325930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9DAEA, 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 #E9DAEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9DAEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.68:1	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 #E9DAEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9daea; }
.text { color: #e9daea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9daea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 218 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9daea, #eadae3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E9DAEA?: #E9DAEA 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 #E9DAEA?: The RGB value is 233, 218, 234: 233 red, 218 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9DAEA?: The complementary color is #DBEADA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9DAEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.