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#E5DEED Color

#E5DEED is rgb(229, 222, 237) in RGB, hsl(268, 29%, 90%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 6%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (#E6E6FA), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E5DEED
HEX#E5DEED
RGBrgb(229, 222, 237)
HSLhsl(268, 29%, 90%)
HSVhsv(268, 6%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 6%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(91.1% 0.021 306.8)
LABlab(89.36% 4.48 -6.46)
LCHlch(89.36% 7.86 304.77)

What #E5DEED 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 #E5DEED, 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.

#E5DEED Channel Values

How #E5DEED 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 222 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 29% · L 90%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 6% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E5DEED 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 text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E5DEED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E5DEED; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #E5DEED

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E5DEED.

How #E5DEED 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#E5DEED
Protanopia#DFDFED
Protanomaly#E2DFED
Deuteranopia#E0E0ED
Deuteranomaly#E2DFED
Tritanopia#E3E0E0
Tritanomaly#E4DFE5
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E5DEED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e5deed: #E5DEED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E5DEED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e5deed': '#E5DEED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.898, green: 0.871, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_e5deed">#E5DEED</color>
SVG fillfill="#E5DEED"

More Purple Colors

#E5DEED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E5DEED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E5DEED?

#E5DEED is a lightest purple — rgb(229, 222, 237) in RGB and hsl(268, 29%, 90%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.39.

What is the RGB value of #E5DEED?

#E5DEED is rgb(229, 222, 237) — red 229, green 222, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E5DEED?

#E5DEED converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 6%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E5DEED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E5DEED scores 1.31:1 against white and 16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E5DEED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E5DEED 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 4.39, which is very hard to tell apart.

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