What color is #EAD9E9?

#EAD9E9 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 #EAD9E9?

The RGB value is 234, 217, 233: 234 red, 217 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAD9E9?

The complementary color is #D9EADA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAD9E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAD9E9 color

#EAD9E9 rgb(234, 217, 233)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EAD9E9 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 85.1% green and 91.4% blue (234, 217, 233).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 29% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.6:1).

#EAD9E9 color codes

HEX	`#EAD9E9`
RGB	`rgb(234, 217, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 85.1%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 29%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 7%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.45, 8.62, -5.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.45, 10.35, 326.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.45, 73.002, 87.296)`
Decimal	`15391209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAD9E9, 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 #EAD9E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAD9E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.6:1	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 #EAD9E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ead9e9; }
.text { color: #ead9e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ead9e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 217 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ead9e9, #ead9e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EAD9E9?: #EAD9E9 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 #EAD9E9?: The RGB value is 234, 217, 233: 234 red, 217 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAD9E9?: The complementary color is #D9EADA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAD9E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.