What color is #E5E0EC?

#E5E0EC is a very light, grayish violet known as Homoeopathic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Homoeopathic Lavender?

The RGB value is 229, 224, 236: 229 red, 224 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Homoeopathic Lavender?

The complementary color is #E7ECE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5E0EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.21:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Homoeopathic Lavender color: hex code #E5E0EC

#E5E0EC rgb(229, 224, 236)

Shades of purple

Homoeopathic Lavender has the hex code #E5E0EC. It is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 87.8% green and 92.5% blue (229, 224, 236).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 24% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.21:1).

Homoeopathic Lavender (#E5E0EC) color codes

HEX	`#E5E0EC`
RGB	`rgb(229, 224, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 87.8%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 24%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 5%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.87, 3.85, -5.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.87, 6.5, 306.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.106, 76.026, 90.111)`
Decimal	`15065324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Homoeopathic Lavender, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E5E0EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5E0EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E5E0EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5e0ec; }
.text { color: #e5e0ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5e0ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 224 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5e0ec, #ebe0ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

See #E5E0EC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E5E0EC?: #E5E0EC is a very light, grayish violet known as Homoeopathic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Homoeopathic Lavender?: The RGB value is 229, 224, 236: 229 red, 224 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Homoeopathic Lavender?: The complementary color is #E7ECE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5E0EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.21:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.