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#E5C8EA closest to Prom Corsage

#E5C8EA is a very light, muted purple; the closest named color is Prom Corsage. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 78.4% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(229, 200, 234)). Its HSL value is 291° hue, 45% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #E5C8EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.78:1.

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Variations of #E5C8EA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#E5C8EA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#E5C8EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E5C8EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CBD2E9
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C5CFEB
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CECEEB
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CBD2E9
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D3CFE9
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E6CBD3
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E6C9E0
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D1D1D1
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D6CFD8

#E5C8EA contrast checker

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1.52:1 Very poor#E5C8EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.78:1 Super#E5C8EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E5C8EA in CSS

/* Prom Corsage */
.color { color: #E5C8EA; }
.background { background-color: #E5C8EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E5C8EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(229 200 234);
color: hsl(291 45% 85%);
color: oklch(0.868 0.056 321.3);

#E5C8EA FAQ

What color is #E5C8EA?

#E5C8EA is a very light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Prom Corsage. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #E5C8EA?

#E5C8EA is rgb(229, 200, 234) in RGB, hsl(291, 45%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 15%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E5C8EA?

The complementary color of #E5C8EA is #CDEAC8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E5C8EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #E5C8EA: 13.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E5C8EA a warm or cool color?

#E5C8EA is a cool color.