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#E2DAEE — Pale Muted Purple

#E2DAEE is a purple color we call Pale Muted Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #E2DAEE 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.

#E2DAEE 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 #E5EDD9; it also sits naturally between #D9DBED and #EBD9ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E2DAEE · RGB 226, 218, 238

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Color values

HEX#E2DAEE
RGB226, 218, 238
HSL264°, 37%, 89%
HSV264°, 8%, 93%
CMYK5%, 8%, 0%, 7%
XYZ71.87, 72.48, 91.09
Yxy72.48, 0.3052, 0.3079
CIE-Lab88.20, 6.37, -8.80
Hunter Lab85.14, 6.33, -8.80

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 85% · Blue 93%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E2DAEE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E2DAEE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E2DAEE

.text { color: #E2DAEE; }
.background { background-color: #E2DAEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2DAEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 218, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(264, 37%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2DAEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 218, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2DAEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 218, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2DAEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2DAEE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2DAEE

#CBBDE0#B29DD2#9C81C5#8462B7#6F4CA4#5A3D85#473069#322249#1F152D#09060E

Tints of #E2DAEE

#E4DCEF#E4DCEF#E6E0F1#E9E3F2#ECE7F4#ECE7F4#EFEAF5#F1EEF7#F1EEF7#F4F1F9

Tones of #E2DAEE

#E1DAEC#E1DCEA#E2DDE9#E2DEE7#E2E0E6#E3E2E4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E5EDD9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.36:1 Fails
Against black text15.50:1 AAA

Best text color on #E2DAEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2DAEE

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #E2DAEE: ·

How #E2DAEE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDEE9Deuteranopia · #DFE0E8Tritanopia · #E2E5E5

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E2DAEE rather than the exact color:

Vintage Saffron
#5435A6 · #AA5637 · #4DC66E · #E0DBEE
Modern Ruby Zephyr
#673AA2 · #C48759 · #5BC589 · #E0DAEC
Wild Cinder
#3B2575 · #CA7556 · #4CC66D · #DDDAEE
Palette E5d9f2
#E5D9F2 · #F5EFFF · #CDC1FF · #A594F9
Palette F5efff
#F5EFFF · #E5D9F2 · #CDC1FF · #A294F9
Dusty Ember
#E3D5F1 · #A87ED3 · #844BBE · #542E7B

Similar colors

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

#E0DBEE#E0DAEC#DDDAEE#E5D9F2#E3D5F1#E1D3EE#E9DDED#DBDBEB#DBD6F0#E0DEF6#DCDEF4#DBDFEA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E2DAED  ·  #E2DAEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2DAEE?

#E2DAEE is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 226, 218, 238). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2DAEE?

#E2DAEE is RGB 226, 218, 238 — HSL 264°, 37%, 89% — CMYK 5%, 8%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #E2DAEE?

Its complement is #E5EDD9; analogous partners are #D9DBED and #EBD9ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2DAEE for text?

Black text on #E2DAEE has a contrast ratio of 15.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.