#e5c6ee Color Information

#e5c6ee Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #e5c6ee. In RGB, it consists of 89.8% Red, 77.6% Green, and 93.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 3.8% Cyan, 16.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 286.5°, with saturation of 54.1% and lightness of 85.5%. The decimal value for #e5c6ee is 15058670, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ccccff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #e5c6ee is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#e5c6ee Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color229, 198, 238 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color89.8%, 77.6%, 93.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.102, 0.224, 0.067 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.038, 0.168, 0, 0.067 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color286.5°, 54.1%, 85.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color286.5°, 16.8%, 93.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color67.940, 63.219, 89.511 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color229, 198, 238 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15058670 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color83.558, 17.932, -15.705 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)83.558, 23.837, 318.787 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color83.558, 14.866, -27.670 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color79.511, 13.381, -11.090 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.308, 0.286, 63.219 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293248750 / 0xffe5c6ee Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ccccff Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #e5c6ee

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #e5c6ee, its pure hue is 286.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 54.1%, and its lightness is 85.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #e5c6ee, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1d191e to #c8add0.

Tints of #e5c6ee

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #e5c6ee, its pure hue is 286.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 54.1%, and its lightness is 85.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #e5c6ee, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e8cdf0 to #fcf8fd.

Tones of #e5c6ee

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #e5c6ee, its pure hue is 286.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 54.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #e5c6ee, which range from #dadada (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #eeb5ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #e5c6ee

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #e5c6ee! For #e5c6ee, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #e5c6ee. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #e5c6ee

This color, #e5c6ee, consists of 89.8% Red, 77.6% Green, and 93.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 229, Green = 198, Blue = 238. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #e5c6ee is 3.8% Cyan, 16.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R89.8%
C3.8%
G77.6%
M16.8%
B93.3%
Y0.0%
K6.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 229 198 238
Octal 345 306 356
Hexa #e5 #c6 #ee
Binary 11100101 11000110 11101110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 3 16 0 6
Octal 3 20 0 6
Hexa #03 #10 #00 #06
Binary 00000011 00010000 00000000 00000110

Analogous Colors of #e5c6ee

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #e5c6ee — which has hue 286.5° — its analogous colors are located at 256.5° and 316.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e5c6ee.

Triadic Colors of #e5c6ee

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #e5c6ee — which has hue 286.5° — its triadic colors are located at 46.5° and 286.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e5c6ee.

Complementary Color of #e5c6ee

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #e5c6ee — which has hue 286.5° — its complementary color is located at 106.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e5c6ee.

Split Complementary Colors of #e5c6ee

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #e5c6ee — which has hue 286.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 76.5° and 286.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e5c6ee.

Tetradic Colors of #e5c6ee

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #e5c6ee — which has hue 286.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 196.5°, 286.5°, 16.5°, and 106.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e5c6ee.

Monochromatic Colors of #e5c6ee

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #e5c6ee, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #d1b6d9 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f4defb (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #e5c6ee

We want to make getting started with #e5c6ee on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #e5c6ee into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #e5c6ee can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #e5c6ee with other HTML elements.

#e5c6ee Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #e5c6ee.
<span style="color: #e5c6ee;">The color of this text is #e5c6ee.</span>

#e5c6ee Background Color

The background color for this text is #e5c6ee.
<div style="background-color: #e5c6ee; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #e5c6ee.</div>

#e5c6ee Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #e5c6ee.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #e5c6ee;">This color for the shadow of this text is #e5c6ee.</span>

#e5c6ee Border Color

This is a div with border color #e5c6ee.
<div style="border: #e5c6ee 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #e5c6ee.</div>

#e5c6ee Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #e5c6ee on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e5c6ee; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e5c6ee on a white background.</div></div>

#e5c6ee Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #e5c6ee on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e5c6ee; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e5c6ee on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #e5c6ee to White

This is a gradient from #e5c6ee to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e5c6ee,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e5c6ee,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e5c6ee,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e5c6ee,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e5c6ee to white.</div>

Gradient from #e5c6ee to Black

This is a gradient from #e5c6ee to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e5c6ee,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e5c6ee,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e5c6ee,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e5c6ee,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e5c6ee to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #e5c6ee

In addition to using #e5c6ee on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #e5c6ee in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #e5c6ee, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 229, Green = 198, Blue = 238). If you need details about the color coordinates of #e5c6ee in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #e5c6ee
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(229, 198, 238)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #e5c6ee; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #e5c6ee; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #e5c6ee; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(229, 198, 238);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#e5c6ee")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:229, green:198, blue:238, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:229 green:198 blue:238 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(229f, 198f, 238f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(229, 198, 238);
 

#e5c6ee Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #e5c6ee the same way. For those with color blindness, #e5c6ee might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #e5c6ee looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #e5c6ee is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #e5c6ee looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #e5c6ee will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #e5c6ee is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.5:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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