Palettes / Colors / #E6D6EA

#E6D6EA — Pale Muted Purple

#E6D6EA is a purple color we call Pale Muted Purple, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the purple family.

#E6D6EA 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 #DBEAD7; it also sits naturally between #DCD7EA and #EAD7E4. 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 84% · Blue 92%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E6D6EA

.text { color: #E6D6EA; }
.background { background-color: #E6D6EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E6D6EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 214, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 32%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E6D6EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 214, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E6D6EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 214, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E6D6EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E6D6EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBEAD7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E6D6EA: #000000.

How #E6D6EA 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 #E6D6EA 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

← #E6D6E9  ·  #E6D6EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E6D6EA?

#E6D6EA is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 230, 214, 234). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E6D6EA?

#E6D6EA is RGB 230, 214, 234 — HSL 288°, 32%, 88% — CMYK 2%, 9%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #E6D6EA?

Its complement is #DBEAD7; analogous partners are #DCD7EA and #EAD7E4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E6D6EA for text?

Black text on #E6D6EA has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.