Palettes / Colors / #E2D7EE

#E2D7EE — Pale Muted Purple

#E2D7EE is a purple color we call Pale Muted Purple, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the purple family.

#E2D7EE 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 #E3EED8; it also sits naturally between #D8D8EE and #EED8EE. 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 84% · Blue 93%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #E2D7EE

.text { color: #E2D7EE; }
.background { background-color: #E2D7EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2D7EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 215, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 40%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2D7EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 215, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2D7EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 215, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2D7EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2D7EE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2D7EE

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Tones of #E2D7EE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3EED8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2D7EE: #000000.

How #E2D7EE 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 #E2D7EE or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E2D7ED  ·  #E2D7EF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2D7EE?

#E2D7EE is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 226, 215, 238). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2D7EE?

#E2D7EE is RGB 226, 215, 238 — HSL 269°, 40%, 89% — CMYK 5%, 10%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #E2D7EE?

Its complement is #E3EED8; analogous partners are #D8D8EE and #EED8EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2D7EE for text?

Black text on #E2D7EE has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.