Palettes / Colors / #E6E2EE

#E6E2EE — Pale Dusty Purple

#E6E2EE is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#E6E2EE 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 #EAEEE2; it also sits naturally between #E2E4EE and #ECE2EE. 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 89% · Blue 93%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E6E2EE

.text { color: #E6E2EE; }
.background { background-color: #E6E2EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E6E2EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 226, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 26%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E6E2EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 226, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E6E2EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 226, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E6E2EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E6E2EE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAEEE2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E6E2EE: #000000.

How #E6E2EE 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 #E6E2EE 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

← #E6E2ED  ·  #E6E2EF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E6E2EE?

#E6E2EE is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 230, 226, 238). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E6E2EE?

#E6E2EE is RGB 230, 226, 238 — HSL 260°, 26%, 91% — CMYK 3%, 5%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #E6E2EE?

Its complement is #EAEEE2; analogous partners are #E2E4EE and #ECE2EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E6E2EE for text?

Black text on #E6E2EE has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.