#e2cdec

Color #e2cdec

A moderately saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 5.92 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#e2cdec

RGB

rgb(226, 205, 236)

HSL

hsl(280.6, 44.9%, 86.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.6, 13.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 13.1%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(84.94, 12.84, -12.59)

LCH

lch(84.94, 17.98, 315.56)

OKLCH

oklch(87.5%, 0.0477, 315)

HWB

hwb(280.6, 80.4%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7eccd

Analogous

#d3cdec

#e2cdec

#eccde7

Triadic

#e2cdec

#ece2cd

#cdece2

Split-complementary

#e2cdec

#e7eccd

#cdecd3

Tetradic

#e2cdec

#eccdd7

#d7eccd

#cdece2

Square

#e2cdec

#ecd3cd

#d7eccd

#cde7ec

Shades

Color #e2cdec mixed toward black.

#c398d8

#a463c4

#803da0

#55296b

#2b1435

Tints

Color #e2cdec mixed toward white.

#e7d5ef

#ecdef2

#f1e6f6

#f5eef9

#faf7fc

Tones

Color #e2cdec mixed toward gray.

#e1d0e9

#e0d2e7

#dfd5e4

#ded7e2

#dddadf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d9d9e5 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#dadce3 · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#e1dfde · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e2cdec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e2cdec]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#e2cdec (#e2cdec) is rgb(226, 205, 236) in RGB.

No, #e2cdec is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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