Palettes / Colors / #E0D2EA

#E0D2EA — Pale Muted Purple

#E0D2EA is a purple color we call Pale Muted Purple, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the purple family.

#E0D2EA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DCEAD2; it also sits naturally between #D4D2EA and #EAD2E8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 82% · Blue 92%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #E0D2EA

.text { color: #E0D2EA; }
.background { background-color: #E0D2EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E0D2EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 210, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 36%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E0D2EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 210, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E0D2EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 210, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E0D2EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E0D2EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCEAD2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E0D2EA: #000000.

How #E0D2EA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E0D2EA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E0D2E9  ·  #E0D2EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E0D2EA?

#E0D2EA is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 224, 210, 234). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E0D2EA?

#E0D2EA is RGB 224, 210, 234 — HSL 275°, 36%, 87% — CMYK 4%, 10%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #E0D2EA?

Its complement is #DCEAD2; analogous partners are #D4D2EA and #EAD2E8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E0D2EA for text?

Black text on #E0D2EA has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.