#e4caed

Color #e4caed

A moderately saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.69 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#e4caed

RGB

rgb(228, 202, 237)

HSL

hsl(284.6, 49.3%, 86.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.6, 14.8%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 14.8%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(84.41, 15.28, -13.9)

LCH

lch(84.41, 20.66, 317.71)

OKLCH

oklch(87.1%, 0.0551, 317.36)

HWB

hwb(284.6, 79.2%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3edca

Analogous

#d3caed

#e4caed

#edcae5

Triadic

#e4caed

#ede4ca

#caede4

Split-complementary

#e4caed

#e5edca

#caedd3

Tetradic

#e4caed

#edcad3

#d3edca

#caede4

Square

#e4caed

#edd3ca

#d3edca

#cae5ed

Shades

Color #e4caed mixed toward black.

#c893da

#ac5dc8

#8838a4

#5b256d

#2d1337

Tints

Color #e4caed mixed toward white.

#e9d3f0

#eddcf3

#f2e5f6

#f6edf9

#fbf6fc

Tones

Color #e4caed mixed toward gray.

#e3cdea

#e1d0e7

#e0d3e4

#ded6e1

#ddd9de

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d9d9e5 · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#dbdde3 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#e3dfdd · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#d3d3d3 · ΔE 16.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e4caed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e4caed]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#e4caed (#e4caed) is rgb(228, 202, 237) in RGB.

No, #e4caed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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