What color is #E0D0F9?

#E0D0F9 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0D0F9?

The RGB value is 224, 208, 249: 224 red, 208 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0D0F9?

The complementary color is #E9F9D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0D0F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0D0F9 color

#E0D0F9 rgb(224, 208, 249)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E0D0F9 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 81.6% green and 97.6% blue (224, 208, 249).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 77% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.56:1).

#E0D0F9 color codes

HEX	`#E0D0F9`
RGB	`rgb(224, 208, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 81.6%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 77%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 16%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 16%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.91, 13.13, -18.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.91, 22.31, 306.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.392, 67.799, 98.982)`
Decimal	`14733561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0D0F9, 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 #E0D0F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0D0F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.56:1	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 #E0D0F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0d0f9; }
.text { color: #e0d0f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0d0f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 208 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0d0f9, #f5d0f9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E0D0F9?: #E0D0F9 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0D0F9?: The RGB value is 224, 208, 249: 224 red, 208 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0D0F9?: The complementary color is #E9F9D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0D0F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.