#E5CAEB#E5CAEB
#E5CAEB is a very light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.649; OKLCH L 87.2% C 0.053 H 320.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5CAEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 202, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 45%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 14%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.6%, 14%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.43, 15.23, -12.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.43, 19.89, 319.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.16% 0.041 -0.0342) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.16% 0.053 320.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.4268, 64.8980, 87.5030) |
| Luminance | 0.6490 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 3.80
Pale Lavender
#EECFFE
ΔE00 4.11
Very Light Purple
#F6CEFC
ΔE00 4.53
Pale Mauve
#FED0FC
ΔE00 5.42
Pale Lilac
#E4CBFF
ΔE00 5.45
Light Lilac
#EDC8FF
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5CAEB #D0EBCA
analogous
#D4CAEB #E5CAEB #EBCAE0
triadic
#E5CAEB #EBE5CA #CAEBE5
tetradic
#E5CAEB #EBD4CA #D0EBCA #CAE0EB
square
#E5CAEB #EBD4CA #D0EBCA #CAE0EB
split-complementary
#E5CAEB #E0EBCA #CAEBD4
monochromatic
#B971C9 #CF9EDA #E5CAEB #F4E9F7 #F4E9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#E5CAEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.98
#E5CAEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5CAEB
13.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5CAEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5CAEB | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.98 | 13.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7D1EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCD4EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E6CDD5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5caeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 202, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.2% 0.053 320.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eddaf1',
500: '#e5caeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5caeb; $custom-light: #eddaf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5caeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 202,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.091,
"s": 45.205,
"l": 85.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8716,
"c": 0.05338,
"h": 320.1
},
"luminance": 0.64897
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5CAEB
secondary
#9CC793
accent
#B82D46
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FDFBFE
border
#D5D4D6
text
#161416
muted
#848385