What color is #EAD3EB?

#EAD3EB is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAD3EB?

The RGB value is 234, 211, 235: 234 red, 211 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAD3EB?

The complementary color is #D4EBD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAD3EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAD3EB color

#EAD3EB rgb(234, 211, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EAD3EB is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 82.7% green and 92.2% blue (234, 211, 235).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 38% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.02:1).

#EAD3EB color codes

HEX	`#EAD3EB`
RGB	`rgb(234, 211, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 82.7%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 38%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 10%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.04, 12.13, -8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.04, 15.03, 323.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.219, 70.08, 88.303)`
Decimal	`15389675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAD3EB, 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 #EAD3EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAD3EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.02:1	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 #EAD3EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ead3eb; }
.text { color: #ead3eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ead3eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 211 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ead3eb, #ebd3e0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EAD3EB?: #EAD3EB is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAD3EB?: The RGB value is 234, 211, 235: 234 red, 211 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAD3EB?: The complementary color is #D4EBD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAD3EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.