What color is #E9DDEA?

#E9DDEA is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9DDEA?

The RGB value is 233, 221, 234: 233 red, 221 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9DDEA?

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

Is black or white text better on #E9DDEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9DDEA color

#E9DDEA rgb(233, 221, 234)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E9DDEA is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 86.7% green and 91.8% blue (233, 221, 234).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 24% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16:1).

#E9DDEA color codes

HEX	`#E9DDEA`
RGB	`rgb(233, 221, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 86.7%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 24%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.38, 6.38, -4.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.38, 8.03, 322.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.31, 74.977, 88.383)`
Decimal	`15326698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9DDEA, 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 #E9DDEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9DDEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16:1	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 #E9DDEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9ddea; }
.text { color: #e9ddea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9ddea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 221 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9ddea, #eadde4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E9DDEA?: #E9DDEA is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9DDEA?: The RGB value is 233, 221, 234: 233 red, 221 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9DDEA?: The complementary color is #DEEADD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9DDEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.