Palettes / Colors / #E2CAED

#E2CAED — Pale Muted Purple

#E2CAED is a purple color we call Pale Muted Purple, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #E2CAED 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.

#E2CAED 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 #D5EDCA; it also sits naturally between #D0CAED and #EDCAE6. 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 79% · Blue 93%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2CAED

.text { color: #E2CAED; }
.background { background-color: #E2CAED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2CAED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 202, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 49%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2CAED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 202, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2CAED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 202, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2CAED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2CAED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5EDCA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2CAED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2CAED

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:

How #E2CAED 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 #E2CAED 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2CAED?

#E2CAED is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 226, 202, 237). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2CAED?

#E2CAED is RGB 226, 202, 237 — HSL 281°, 49%, 86% — CMYK 5%, 15%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #E2CAED?

Its complement is #D5EDCA; analogous partners are #D0CAED and #EDCAE6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2CAED for text?

Black text on #E2CAED has a contrast ratio of 13.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.