What color is #E9DBEE?

#E9DBEE 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 #E9DBEE?

The RGB value is 233, 219, 238: 233 red, 219 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9DBEE?

The complementary color is #E0EEDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9DBEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9DBEE color

#E9DBEE rgb(233, 219, 238)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E9DBEE is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 85.9% green and 93.3% blue (233, 219, 238).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 36% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.83:1).

#E9DBEE color codes

HEX	`#E9DBEE`
RGB	`rgb(233, 219, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 85.9%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 36%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 8%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89, 8.15, -7.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89, 11.11, 317.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.366, 74.16, 91.269)`
Decimal	`15326190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9DBEE, 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 #E9DBEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9DBEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.83:1	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 #E9DBEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9dbee; }
.text { color: #e9dbee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9dbee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 219 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9dbee, #eedbea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E9DBEE?: #E9DBEE 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 #E9DBEE?: The RGB value is 233, 219, 238: 233 red, 219 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9DBEE?: The complementary color is #E0EEDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9DBEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.