What color is #E0D9EE?

#E0D9EE 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 #E0D9EE?

The RGB value is 224, 217, 238: 224 red, 217 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0D9EE?

The complementary color is #E7EED9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0D9EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0D9EE color

#E0D9EE rgb(224, 217, 238)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E0D9EE is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 85.1% green and 93.3% blue (224, 217, 238).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 38% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.33:1).

#E0D9EE color codes

HEX	`#E0D9EE`
RGB	`rgb(224, 217, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 85.1%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 38%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.8, 6.23, -9.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.8, 11.28, 303.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.983, 71.646, 90.962)`
Decimal	`14735854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0D9EE, 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 #E0D9EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0D9EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.33:1	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 #E0D9EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0d9ee; }
.text { color: #e0d9ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0d9ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 217 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0d9ee, #ead9ee); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E0D9EE?: #E0D9EE 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 #E0D9EE?: The RGB value is 224, 217, 238: 224 red, 217 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0D9EE?: The complementary color is #E7EED9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0D9EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.