Palettes / Colors / #E6CEEE

#E6CEEE — Pale Muted Purple

#E6CEEE is a purple color we call Pale Muted Purple, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the purple family.

#E6CEEE 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 #D6EECE; it also sits naturally between #D6CEEE and #EECEE6. 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 81% · Blue 93%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E6CEEE

.text { color: #E6CEEE; }
.background { background-color: #E6CEEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E6CEEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 206, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 48%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E6CEEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 206, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E6CEEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 206, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E6CEEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E6CEEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D6EECE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E6CEEE: #000000.

How #E6CEEE 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 #E6CEEE 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 #E6CEEE?

#E6CEEE is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 230, 206, 238). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E6CEEE?

#E6CEEE is RGB 230, 206, 238 — HSL 285°, 48%, 87% — CMYK 3%, 13%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #E6CEEE?

Its complement is #D6EECE; analogous partners are #D6CEEE and #EECEE6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E6CEEE for text?

Black text on #E6CEEE has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.