What color is #E3DFEC?

#E3DFEC is a very light, desaturated violet known as Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Velvet Scarf?

The RGB value is 227, 223, 236: 227 red, 223 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Velvet Scarf?

The complementary color is #E8ECDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3DFEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Velvet Scarf color: hex code #E3DFEC

#E3DFEC rgb(227, 223, 236)

Shades of purple

Velvet Scarf has the hex code #E3DFEC. It is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 87.5% green and 92.5% blue (227, 223, 236).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 25% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.03:1).

Velvet Scarf (#E3DFEC) color codes

HEX	`#E3DFEC`
RGB	`rgb(227, 223, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 87.5%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 25%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.47, 3.71, -5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.47, 6.93, 302.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.204, 75.162, 89.992)`
Decimal	`14933996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Velvet Scarf, 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 #E3DFEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3DFEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.03:1	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 #E3DFEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3dfec; }
.text { color: #e3dfec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3dfec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 223 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3dfec, #eadfec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

See #E3DFEC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E3DFEC?: #E3DFEC is a very light, desaturated violet known as Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Velvet Scarf?: The RGB value is 227, 223, 236: 227 red, 223 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Velvet Scarf?: The complementary color is #E8ECDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3DFEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.