What color is #E0DDF6?

#E0DDF6 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0DDF6?

The RGB value is 224, 221, 246: 224 red, 221 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0DDF6?

The complementary color is #F3F6DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0DDF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0DDF6 color

#E0DDF6 rgb(224, 221, 246)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E0DDF6 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 86.7% green and 96.5% blue (224, 221, 246).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 58% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.84:1).

#E0DDF6 color codes

HEX	`#E0DDF6`
RGB	`rgb(224, 221, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 86.7%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 58%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 10%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 10%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.02, 5.68, -11.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.02, 13.09, 295.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.228, 74.214, 97.638)`
Decimal	`14736886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0DDF6, 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 #E0DDF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0DDF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	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 #E0DDF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0ddf6; }
.text { color: #e0ddf6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0ddf6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 221 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0ddf6, #ecddf6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E0DDF6?: #E0DDF6 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0DDF6?: The RGB value is 224, 221, 246: 224 red, 221 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0DDF6?: The complementary color is #F3F6DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0DDF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.