Palettes / Colors / #E3CEEA

#E3CEEA — Pale Muted Purple

#E3CEEA is a purple color we call Pale Muted Purple, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the purple family.

#E3CEEA 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 #D4EACD; it also sits naturally between #D4CDEA and #EACDE2. 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 81% · Blue 92%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E3CEEA

.text { color: #E3CEEA; }
.background { background-color: #E3CEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E3CEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(227, 206, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 40%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E3CEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(227, 206, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E3CEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(227, 206, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E3CEEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E3CEEA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4EACD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E3CEEA: #000000.

How #E3CEEA 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 #E3CEEA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E3CEEA 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

← #E3CEE9  ·  #E3CEEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E3CEEA?

#E3CEEA is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 227, 206, 234). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E3CEEA?

#E3CEEA is RGB 227, 206, 234 — HSL 285°, 40%, 86% — CMYK 3%, 12%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #E3CEEA?

Its complement is #D4EACD; analogous partners are #D4CDEA and #EACDE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E3CEEA for text?

Black text on #E3CEEA has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.