What color is #E0D7EB?

#E0D7EB is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0D7EB?

The RGB value is 224, 215, 235: 224 red, 215 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0D7EB?

The complementary color is #E2EBD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0D7EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0D7EB color

#E0D7EB rgb(224, 215, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E0D7EB is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 84.3% green and 92.2% blue (224, 215, 235).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 33% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.09:1).

#E0D7EB color codes

HEX	`#E0D7EB`
RGB	`rgb(224, 215, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 84.3%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 33%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 9%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.22, 6.71, -8.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.22, 10.98, 307.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.034, 70.446, 88.489)`
Decimal	`14735339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0D7EB, 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 #E0D7EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0D7EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.09:1	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 #E0D7EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0d7eb; }
.text { color: #e0d7eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0d7eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 215 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0d7eb, #ead7eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E0D7EB?: #E0D7EB is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0D7EB?: The RGB value is 224, 215, 235: 224 red, 215 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0D7EB?: The complementary color is #E2EBD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0D7EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.