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#E0CEEE Color

#E0CEEE is rgb(224, 206, 238) in RGB, hsl(274, 48%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 13%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E0CEEE
HEX#E0CEEE
RGBrgb(224, 206, 238)
HSLhsl(274, 48%, 87%)
HSVhsv(274, 13%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 13%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.6% 0.047 310.4)
LABlab(85.00% 10.79 -13.45)
LCHlch(85.00% 17.24 308.75)

What #E0CEEE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E0CEEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 6.63Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 6.75Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 7.16Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 8.13Pink Lace#FFDDF4ΔE 10.25Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 10.37

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#E0CEEE Channel Values

How #E0CEEE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 224 · G 206 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 48% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 13% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E0CEEE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E0CEEE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E0CEEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E0CEEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E0CEEE
Complementary
#DCEECE
Analogous
#D0CEEE
Analogous
#EECEEC
Triadic
#EEE0CE
Triadic
#CEEEE0
Split comp.
#ECEECE
Split comp.
#CEEED0

Tints & Shades of #E0CEEE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E5D5F0
#E7D9F2
#ECE1F4
#EEE5F6
#F3ECF8
#F5F0FA

Shades

#C3A1DE
#A773CE
#8A46BE
#6D3597
#4C256A
#2B153C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E0CEEE.

How #E0CEEE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E0CEEE
Protanopia#D1D1EE
Protanomaly#D7D0EE
Deuteranopia#D4D4EE
Deuteranomaly#D9D2EE
Tritanopia#DCD2D2
Tritanomaly#DED1DE
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E0CEEE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e0ceee: #E0CEEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E0CEEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e0ceee': '#E0CEEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.808, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_e0ceee">#E0CEEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E0CEEE"

More Purple Colors

#E0CEEE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E0CEEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E0CEEE?

#E0CEEE is a lightest purple — rgb(224, 206, 238) in RGB and hsl(274, 48%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.63.

What is the RGB value of #E0CEEE?

#E0CEEE is rgb(224, 206, 238) — red 224, green 206, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E0CEEE?

#E0CEEE converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 13%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E0CEEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E0CEEE scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E0CEEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E0CEEE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 6.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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