#E9D5FF color
The swatch above shows #E9D5FF with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#E9D5FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the CSS named color lavender (#E6E6FA).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: purple-200. That means you can write bg-purple-200 or text-purple-200 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #E9D5FF |
| RGB | rgb(233, 213, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 100%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9%, 16%, 0%, 0%) |
| Decimal | 15324671 |
| CSS | color: #E9D5FF; |
| Android | 0xFFE9D5FF |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.914, green: 0.835, blue: 1.000, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #E9D5FF | 1.36:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #E9D5FF | 15.43:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #E9D5FF
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #E9D5FF and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #E9D5FF
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #E9D5FF in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #E9D5FF; background-color: #E9D5FF; }
.element { color: rgb(233 213 255); }
.element { color: hsl(269 100% 92%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-purple-200 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #E9D5FF;Frequently asked questions
What color is #E9D5FF?
#E9D5FF is a very light, vivid violet. Its hue sits at 269° on the color wheel, with 100% saturation and 92% lightness.
What is #E9D5FF in RGB?
#E9D5FF converts to rgb(233, 213, 255) — 233 red, 213 green and 255 blue.
What is #E9D5FF in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(9%, 16%, 0%, 0%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #E9D5FF be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (15.43:1 versus 1.36:1).
What is the complementary color of #E9D5FF?
#EBFFD6 — the hue directly opposite #E9D5FF on the color wheel.