#e2caed

Color #e2caed

A moderately saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.61 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#e2caed

RGB

rgb(226, 202, 237)

HSL

hsl(281.1, 49.3%, 86.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.1, 14.8%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.6%, 14.8%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(84.24, 14.62, -14.17)

LCH

lch(84.24, 20.36, 315.9)

OKLCH

oklch(87%, 0.054, 315.3)

HWB

hwb(281.1, 79.2%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5edca

Analogous

#d1caed

#e2caed

#edcae7

Triadic

#e2caed

#ede2ca

#caede2

Split-complementary

#e2caed

#e7edca

#caedd1

Tetradic

#e2caed

#edcad5

#d5edca

#caede2

Square

#e2caed

#edd1ca

#d5edca

#cae7ed

Shades

Color #e2caed mixed toward black.

#c493da

#a65dc8

#8238a4

#57256d

#2b1337

Tints

Color #e2caed mixed toward white.

#e7d3f0

#ecdcf3

#f1e5f6

#f5edf9

#faf6fc

Tones

Color #e2caed mixed toward gray.

#e1cdea

#e0d0e7

#dfd3e4

#ded6e1

#ddd9de

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d8d8e5 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#d9dbe3 · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#e1dfdd · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#d2d2d2 · ΔE 16.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e2caed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e2caed]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#e2caed (#e2caed) is rgb(226, 202, 237) in RGB.

No, #e2caed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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