What color is #E9DAEB?

#E9DAEB 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 #E9DAEB?

The RGB value is 233, 218, 235: 233 red, 218 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9DAEB?

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

Is black or white text better on #E9DAEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9DAEB color

#E9DAEB rgb(233, 218, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E9DAEB is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 85.5% green and 92.2% blue (233, 218, 235).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 30% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% 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 15.69:1).

#E9DAEB color codes

HEX	`#E9DAEB`
RGB	`rgb(233, 218, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 85.5%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 30%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 7%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 7%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.67, 8.13, -6.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.67, 10.38, 321.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.669, 73.465, 88.88)`
Decimal	`15325931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9DAEB, 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 #E9DAEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9DAEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.69:1	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 #E9DAEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9daeb; }
.text { color: #e9daeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9daeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 218 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9daeb, #ebdae4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E9DAEB?: #E9DAEB 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 #E9DAEB?: The RGB value is 233, 218, 235: 233 red, 218 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9DAEB?: The complementary color is #DCEBDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9DAEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.