Palettes / Colors / #E2AEEF

#E2AEEF — Light Purple

#E2AEEF is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#E2AEEF 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 #BBEFAE; it also sits naturally between #C2AEEF and #EFAEDC. 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 89% · Green 68% · Blue 94%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2AEEF

.text { color: #E2AEEF; }
.background { background-color: #E2AEEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2AEEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 174, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2AEEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 174, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2AEEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 174, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2AEEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2AEEF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2AEEF

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Tones of #E2AEEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBEFAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2AEEF: #000000.

How #E2AEEF 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 #E2AEEF 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

← #E2AEEE  ·  #E2AEF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2AEEF?

#E2AEEF is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 226, 174, 239). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2AEEF?

#E2AEEF is RGB 226, 174, 239 — HSL 288°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 5%, 27%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #E2AEEF?

Its complement is #BBEFAE; analogous partners are #C2AEEF and #EFAEDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2AEEF for text?

Black text on #E2AEEF has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.