#E3CAEB#E3CAEB
#E3CAEB is a very light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.646; OKLCH L 87.0% C 0.052 H 317.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E3CAEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 202, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 45%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 14%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.4%, 14%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.26, 14.57, -13.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.26, 19.57, 318.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.99% 0.0388 -0.035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.99% 0.052 317.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.7922, 64.5708, 87.4732) |
| Luminance | 0.6457 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 3.74
Pale Lavender
#EECFFE
ΔE00 4.19
Very Light Purple
#F6CEFC
ΔE00 4.87
Pale Lilac
#E4CBFF
ΔE00 5.29
Light Lilac
#EDC8FF
ΔE00 5.85
Pale Mauve
#FED0FC
ΔE00 5.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E3CAEB #D2EBCA
analogous
#D2CAEB #E3CAEB #EBCAE2
triadic
#E3CAEB #EBE3CA #CAEBE3
tetradic
#E3CAEB #EBD2CA #D2EBCA #CAE2EB
square
#E3CAEB #EBD2CA #D2EBCA #CAE2EB
split-complementary
#E3CAEB #E2EBCA #CAEBD2
monochromatic
#B471C9 #CC9EDA #E3CAEB #F3E9F7 #F3E9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.51
#E3CAEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.91
#E3CAEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E3CAEB
13.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E3CAEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E3CAEB | 1.00 | 1.51 | 13.91 | 13.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7D1EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCD3EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E3CDD5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e3caeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 202, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.0% 0.052 317.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecdaf1',
500: '#e3caeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e3caeb; $custom-light: #ecdaf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e3caeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 202,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.455,
"s": 45.205,
"l": 85.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86989,
"c": 0.05225,
"h": 317.9
},
"luminance": 0.6457
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E3CAEB
secondary
#9FC793
accent
#B82D4F
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FDFBFE
border
#D5D4D6
text
#161416
muted
#848385