What color is #E0D6EE?

#E0D6EE is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0D6EE?

The RGB value is 224, 214, 238: 224 red, 214 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0D6EE?

The complementary color is #E4EED6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0D6EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0D6EE color

#E0D6EE rgb(224, 214, 238)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E0D6EE is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 83.9% green and 93.3% blue (224, 214, 238).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 41% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.02:1).

#E0D6EE color codes

HEX	`#E0D6EE`
RGB	`rgb(224, 214, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 83.9%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 41%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 10%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 10%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.05, 7.81, -10.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.05, 13.09, 306.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.217, 70.114, 90.706)`
Decimal	`14735086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0D6EE, 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 #E0D6EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0D6EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.02:1	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 #E0D6EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0d6ee; }
.text { color: #e0d6ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0d6ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 214 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0d6ee, #ecd6ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #E0D6EE?: #E0D6EE is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0D6EE?: The RGB value is 224, 214, 238: 224 red, 214 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0D6EE?: The complementary color is #E4EED6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0D6EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.