#e2dce5

Color #e2dce5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light purple.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 5.22 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#e2dce5

RGB

rgb(226, 220, 229)

HSL

hsl(280, 14.8%, 88%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 3.9%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 3.9%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(88.45, 3.65, -3.67)

LCH

lch(88.45, 5.18, 314.84)

OKLCH

oklch(90.2%, 0.0137, 315)

HWB

hwb(280, 86.3%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfe5dc

Analogous

#dddce5

#e2dce5

#e5dce3

Triadic

#e2dce5

#e5e2dc

#dce5e2

Split-complementary

#e2dce5

#e3e5dc

#dce5dd

Tetradic

#e2dce5

#e5dcdf

#dfe5dc

#dce5e2

Square

#e2dce5

#e5dddc

#dfe5dc

#dce3e5

Shades

Color #e2dce5 mixed toward black.

#beb1c5

#9b86a5

#766081

#4e4056

#27202b

Tints

Color #e2dce5 mixed toward white.

#e7e2e9

#ece8ee

#f0edf2

#f5f3f6

#faf9fb

Tones

Color #e2dce5 mixed toward gray.

#e2dde4

#e1dde3

#e1dee3

#e1dfe2

#e1e0e1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dfdfe3 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#e0e0e2 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#e2e1e1 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#dedede · ΔE 5.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #e2dce5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e2dce5]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#e2dce5 (#e2dce5) is rgb(226, 220, 229) in RGB.

No, #e2dce5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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