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#E5DDFE Color

#E5DDFE is rgb(229, 221, 254) in RGB, hsl(255, 94%, 93%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (#E6E6FA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E5DDFE
HEX#E5DDFE
RGBrgb(229, 221, 254)
HSLhsl(255, 94%, 93%)
HSVhsv(255, 13%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91.4% 0.045 296.6)
LABlab(89.52% 7.41 -15.09)
LCHlch(89.52% 16.81 296.16)

What #E5DDFE 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 #E5DDFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 7.43Soap#CEC8EFΔE 8.26Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 8.36Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 9.9Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 10.35Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 10.58

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

#E5DDFE Channel Values

How #E5DDFE 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 229 · G 221 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 94% · L 93%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 13% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E5DDFE 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E5DDFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E5DDFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E5DDFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E5DDFE
Complementary
#F6FEDC
Analogous
#DCE5FE
Analogous
#F6DCFE
Triadic
#FEE5DC
Triadic
#DCFEE5
Split comp.
#FEF6DC
Split comp.
#E5FEDC

Tints & Shades of #E5DDFE

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

#E9E1FE
#E9E1FE
#ECE6FE
#F0EBFE
#F4F0FF
#F4F0FF

Shades

#B49CFC
#8761FA
#5620F8
#3906D0
#27048F
#170354

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E5DDFE.

How #E5DDFE 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#E5DDFE
Protanopia#DEDEFE
Protanomaly#E1DEFE
Deuteranopia#E0E0FE
Deuteranomaly#E2DFFE
Tritanopia#E1E2E2
Tritanomaly#E2E0ED
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E5DDFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e5ddfe: #E5DDFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E5DDFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e5ddfe': '#E5DDFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.898, green: 0.867, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_e5ddfe">#E5DDFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E5DDFE"

More Purple Colors

#E5DDFE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#E5DDFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E5DDFE?

#E5DDFE is a lightest purple — rgb(229, 221, 254) in RGB and hsl(255, 94%, 93%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.43.

What is the RGB value of #E5DDFE?

#E5DDFE is rgb(229, 221, 254) — red 229, green 221, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E5DDFE?

#E5DDFE converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E5DDFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E5DDFE scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E5DDFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E5DDFE 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 7.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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