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#E5CEEB closest to Sweet Dreams

#E5CEEB is a very light, muted purple; the closest named color is Sweet Dreams. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 80.8% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(229, 206, 235)). Its HSL value is 288° hue, 42% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 3% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #E5CEEB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.36:1.

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Variations of #E5CEEB

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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#E5CEEB 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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#E5CEEB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E5CEEB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D0D6EA
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBD4EC
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D3D3EC
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D0D6EA
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D6D4EA
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E6D1D7
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E6CFE2
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D5D5D5
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D9D4DB

#E5CEEB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.46:1 Very poor#E5CEEB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.36:1 Super#E5CEEB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E5CEEB in CSS

/* Sweet Dreams */
.color { color: #E5CEEB; }
.background { background-color: #E5CEEB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E5CEEB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(229 206 235);
color: hsl(288 42% 86%);
color: oklch(0.879 0.046 319.2);

#E5CEEB FAQ

What color is #E5CEEB?

#E5CEEB is a very light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #E5CEEB?

#E5CEEB is rgb(229, 206, 235) in RGB, hsl(288, 42%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(3%, 12%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E5CEEB?

The complementary color of #E5CEEB is #D4EBCE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E5CEEB?

Black text has the best contrast on #E5CEEB: 14.36:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E5CEEB a warm or cool color?

#E5CEEB is a cool color.