#e9cefa

Color #e9cefa

A vivid, highly saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.48 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 1.9

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#e9cefa

RGB

rgb(233, 206, 250)

HSL

hsl(276.8, 81.5%, 89.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.8, 17.6%, 98%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 17.6%, 0%, 2%)

LAB

lab(86.19, 17.27, -18.07)

LCH

lch(86.19, 25, 313.7)

OKLCH

oklch(88.8%, 0.066, 312.36)

HWB

hwb(276.8, 80.8%, 2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfface

Analogous

#d3cefa

#e9cefa

#facef5

Triadic

#e9cefa

#fae9ce

#cefae9

Split-complementary

#e9cefa

#f5face

#cefad3

Tetradic

#e9cefa

#facedf

#dfface

#cefae9

Square

#e9cefa

#fad3ce

#dfface

#cef5fa

Shades

Color #e9cefa mixed toward black.

#ca89f3

#ab44ec

#8715cf

#5a0e8a

#2d0745

Tints

Color #e9cefa mixed toward white.

#edd6fb

#f0defc

#f4e6fc

#f8effd

#fbf7fe

Tones

Color #e9cefa mixed toward gray.

#e8d2f6

#e7d5f3

#e6d9ef

#e6ddeb

#e5e0e8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dedef0 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#dfe1ee · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#e8e8e6 · ΔE 20.2

Achromatopsia

#d8d8d8 · ΔE 18.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e9cefa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e9cefa]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#e9cefa (#e9cefa) is rgb(233, 206, 250) in RGB.

No, #e9cefa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #e9cefa, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast