What color is #E9E1E8?

#E9E1E8 is a very light, grayish magenta known as Violet Vogue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Violet Vogue?

The RGB value is 233, 225, 232: 233 red, 225 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Violet Vogue?

The complementary color is #E1E9E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9E1E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.4:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Violet Vogue color: hex code #E9E1E8

#E9E1E8 rgb(233, 225, 232)

Shades of gray

Violet Vogue has the hex code #E9E1E8. It is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 88.2% green and 91% blue (233, 225, 232).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 15% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.4:1).

Violet Vogue (#E9E1E8) color codes

HEX	`#E9E1E8`
RGB	`rgb(233, 225, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 88.2%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 15%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 3%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.32, 3.94, -2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.32, 4.64, 328.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.093, 77.001, 87.235)`
Decimal	`15327720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Violet Vogue, 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 #E9E1E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9E1E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.4:1	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 #E9E1E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9e1e8; }
.text { color: #e9e1e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9e1e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 225 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9e1e8, #e9e1e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

See #E9E1E8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E9E1E8?: #E9E1E8 is a very light, grayish magenta known as Violet Vogue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Violet Vogue?: The RGB value is 233, 225, 232: 233 red, 225 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Violet Vogue?: The complementary color is #E1E9E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9E1E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.4:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.