Color

#E7D0E1

Very light muted warm purple. Nearest reference color: Queen pink.

RGB

0–255

231

208

225

CMYK

0–100%

9.96%

2.6%

9.41%

RGB describes how #E7D0E1 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 231, green 208 and blue 225.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 9.96%, yellow 2.6% and black 9.41%.

HSL values

H 315.65° S 32.39% L 86.08%

In the HSL color model, #E7D0E1 has a hue of 315.65°, 32.39% saturation and 86.08% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#E7D0E1 is a very light, warm purple with muted chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Very light
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #E7D0E1 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #E7D0E1

RGB rgb(231, 208, 225)

HSL hsl(315.65 32.39% 86.08%)

OKLCH oklch(0.881508 0.034033 334.9522)

CSS --color: #E7D0E1;

Tints of #E7D0E1

Tints are lighter variations of #E7D0E1. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FEE6F8 #F8E1F2 #F2DBEC #EDD6E7 #E7D0E1

Shades of #E7D0E1

Shades are darker variations of #E7D0E1. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#E7D0E1 #AA94A4 #705C6B #3B2A37 #0D020A

Tones of #E7D0E1

Tones reduce the chroma of #E7D0E1, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#E7D0E1 #E4D2DF #E1D3DD #DDD5DB #DAD7D9

Tonal range of #E7D0E1

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #E7D0E1 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FEE6F8 #F8E1F2 #F2DBEC #EDD6E7 #E7D0E1 #AA94A4 #705C6B #3B2A37 #0D020A

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FEE6F8;
    --color-200: #F8E1F2;
    --color-300: #F2DBEC;
    --color-400: #EDD6E7;
    --color-500: #E7D0E1;
    --color-600: #AA94A4;
    --color-700: #705C6B;
    --color-800: #3B2A37;
    --color-900: #0D020A;
}

Colors that go with #E7D0E1

Color harmonies for #E7D0E1 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#E7D0E1 #C7DFCE

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#DDD3EB #E7D0E1 #EDCFD5

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#E7D0E1 #DFD8BF #C0DEE6

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#E7D0E1 #D3DCC4 #C0E0DB

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#E7D0E1 #E8D4C1 #C7DFCE #C6DBED

CSS gradients with #E7D0E1

These gradients show how #E7D0E1 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#E7D0E1 #EDDCE8 #F3E7F0 #F9F3F7 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #E7D0E1, #EDDCE8, #F3E7F0, #F9F3F7, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#E7D0E1 #9D8D99 #594F56 #1D191C #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #E7D0E1, #9D8D99, #594F56, #1D191C, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#E7D0E1 #EED0CF #E8D4C1 #D9DAC1 #C7DFCE

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #E7D0E1, #EED0CF, #E8D4C1, #D9DAC1, #C7DFCE);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #E7D0E1. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

1.45:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

14.51:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.6754 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #E7D0E1 as the background.

background-color: #E7D0E1;
color: #000000;

Using #E7D0E1 in design

See how #E7D0E1 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#E7D0E1 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #E7D0E1 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#F8E1F2

#E7D0E1

#3B2A37

Colors similar to #E7D0E1

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #E7D0E1, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#FFECFA #CDB6C7 #F6C7EA #D8D8D8 #E4D1E5 #EACFDD #F1DEF2 #DCC3D0

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #E7D0E1 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #D0D5E2 Deuteranopia #D5D8E0 Tritanopia #EAD1D5

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #E7D0E1 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 69.0998
Y: 67.5378
Z: 80.6155

CIELAB

L*: 85.7748
a*: 10.9048
b*: -5.4585

OKLab

L: 0.881508
a: 0.030832
b: -0.014409

OKLCH

L: 0.881508
C: 0.034033
H: 334.9522°