Palettes / Colors / #E1BEEE
#E1BEEE — Pale Purple
#E1BEEE is a purple color we call Pale Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #E1BEEE when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#E1BEEE 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 #CBEEBE; it also sits naturally between #C9BEEE and #EEBEE3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E1BEEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 225, 190, 238 |
| HSL | 284°, 59%, 84% |
| HSV | 284°, 20%, 93% |
| CMYK | 5%, 20%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 64.90, 59.01, 88.86 |
| Yxy | 59.01, 0.3050, 0.2773 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.30, 20.91, -19.15 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.82, 20.80, -19.72 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 88% · Green 75% · Blue 93%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E1BEEE
.text { color: #E1BEEE; }
.background { background-color: #E1BEEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E1BEEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 190, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 59%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E1BEEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 190, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E1BEEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 190, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E1BEEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E1BEEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBEEBE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.64:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.80:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E1BEEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E1BEEE
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E1BEEE: ·
How #E1BEEE 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 #E1BEEE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #E1BEEE?
#E1BEEE is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 225, 190, 238). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E1BEEE?
#E1BEEE is RGB 225, 190, 238 — HSL 284°, 59%, 84% — CMYK 5%, 20%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #E1BEEE?
Its complement is #CBEEBE; analogous partners are #C9BEEE and #EEBEE3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E1BEEE for text?
Black text on #E1BEEE has a contrast ratio of 12.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.