What color is #E9DCE6?

#E9DCE6 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9DCE6?

The RGB value is 233, 220, 230: 233 red, 220 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9DCE6?

The complementary color is #DCE9DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9DCE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9DCE6 color

#E9DCE6 rgb(233, 220, 230)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E9DCE6 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 86.3% green and 90.2% blue (233, 220, 230).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 23% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Antarctic Love (#EDDEE6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.84:1).

#E9DCE6 color codes

HEX	`#E9DCE6`
RGB	`rgb(233, 220, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 86.3%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 23%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.03, 6.18, -3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.03, 7.01, 331.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.478, 74.224, 85.303)`
Decimal	`15326438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9DCE6, 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 #E9DCE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9DCE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	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 #E9DCE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9dce6; }
.text { color: #e9dce6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9dce6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 220 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9dce6, #e9dce0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E9DCE6?: #E9DCE6 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9DCE6?: The RGB value is 233, 220, 230: 233 red, 220 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9DCE6?: The complementary color is #DCE9DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9DCE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.