Palettes / Colors / #E6CAEC

#E6CAEC — Pale Muted Purple

#E6CAEC 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 #E6CAEC 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.

#E6CAEC 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 #D1ECCB; it also sits naturally between #D5CBEC and #ECCBE1. 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 90% · Green 79% · Blue 93%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E6CAEC

.text { color: #E6CAEC; }
.background { background-color: #E6CAEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E6CAEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 202, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 47%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E6CAEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 202, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E6CAEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 202, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E6CAEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E6CAEC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1ECCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E6CAEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E6CAEC

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 #E6CAEC 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 #E6CAEC 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 #E6CAEC?

#E6CAEC is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 230, 202, 236). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E6CAEC?

#E6CAEC is RGB 230, 202, 236 — HSL 289°, 47%, 86% — CMYK 3%, 14%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #E6CAEC?

Its complement is #D1ECCB; analogous partners are #D5CBEC and #ECCBE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E6CAEC for text?

Black text on #E6CAEC has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.