What color is #E0DDF2?

#E0DDF2 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0DDF2?

The RGB value is 224, 221, 242: 224 red, 221 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0DDF2?

The complementary color is #EFF2DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0DDF2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0DDF2 color

#E0DDF2 rgb(224, 221, 242)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E0DDF2 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 86.7% green and 94.9% blue (224, 221, 242).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 45% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.79:1).

#E0DDF2 color codes

HEX	`#E0DDF2`
RGB	`rgb(224, 221, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 86.7%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 45%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 9%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.91, 4.91, -9.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.91, 11.01, 296.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.621, 73.971, 94.439)`
Decimal	`14736882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0DDF2, 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 #E0DDF2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0DDF2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.79:1	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 #E0DDF2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0ddf2; }
.text { color: #e0ddf2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0ddf2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 221 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0ddf2, #ebddf2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E0DDF2?: #E0DDF2 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0DDF2?: The RGB value is 224, 221, 242: 224 red, 221 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0DDF2?: The complementary color is #EFF2DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0DDF2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.