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#E2D7EA Color

#E2D7EA is rgb(226, 215, 234) in RGB, hsl(275, 31%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Languid Lavender (#D6CADD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E2D7EA
HEX#E2D7EA
RGBrgb(226, 215, 234)
HSLhsl(275, 31%, 88%)
HSVhsv(275, 8%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(89.4% 0.028 311.3)
LABlab(87.30% 6.46 -7.93)
LCHlch(87.30% 10.23 309.14)

What #E2D7EA 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 #E2D7EA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#E2D7EA Channel Values

How #E2D7EA 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 226 · G 215 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 31% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 8% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E2D7EA 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E2D7EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E2D7EA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #E2D7EA

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

Shades

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How #E2D7EA 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#E2D7EA
Protanopia#D9D9EA
Protanomaly#DDD8EA
Deuteranopia#DBDBEA
Deuteranomaly#DED9EA
Tritanopia#E0DADA
Tritanomaly#E1D9E0
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

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Using #E2D7EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e2d7ea: #E2D7EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E2D7EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e2d7ea': '#E2D7EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.843, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_e2d7ea">#E2D7EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#E2D7EA"

More Purple Colors

#E2D7EA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E2D7EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E2D7EA?

#E2D7EA is a lightest purple — rgb(226, 215, 234) in RGB and hsl(275, 31%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Languid Lavender (#D6CADD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.58.

What is the RGB value of #E2D7EA?

#E2D7EA is rgb(226, 215, 234) — red 226, green 215, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E2D7EA?

#E2D7EA converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E2D7EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E2D7EA scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E2D7EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E2D7EA 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 lavender (#E6E6FA) at a CIE76 distance of 6.04, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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