Palettes / Colors / #E2DDE9

#E2DDE9 — Pale Dusty Purple

#E2DDE9 is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the purple family.

#E2DDE9 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 #E4E9DD; it also sits naturally between #DDDEE9 and #E8DDE9. 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 87% · Blue 91%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

Previews

CSS code for #E2DDE9

.text { color: #E2DDE9; }
.background { background-color: #E2DDE9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2DDE9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 221, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 21%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2DDE9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 221, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2DDE9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 221, 233, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2DDE9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2DDE9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2DDE9

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Tones of #E2DDE9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4E9DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2DDE9: #000000.

How #E2DDE9 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 #E2DDE9 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

← #E2DDE8  ·  #E2DDEA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2DDE9?

#E2DDE9 is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 226, 221, 233). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2DDE9?

#E2DDE9 is RGB 226, 221, 233 — HSL 265°, 21%, 89% — CMYK 3%, 5%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #E2DDE9?

Its complement is #E4E9DD; analogous partners are #DDDEE9 and #E8DDE9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2DDE9 for text?

Black text on #E2DDE9 has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.