What color is #E1D1F7?

#E1D1F7 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1D1F7?

The RGB value is 225, 209, 247: 225 red, 209 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1D1F7?

The complementary color is #E7F7D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1D1F7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1D1F7 color

#E1D1F7 rgb(225, 209, 247)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E1D1F7 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 82% green and 96.9% blue (225, 209, 247).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 70% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.66:1).

#E1D1F7 color codes

HEX	`#E1D1F7`
RGB	`rgb(225, 209, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 82%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 70%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 15%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 15%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.17, 12.52, -16.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.17, 20.78, 307.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.637, 68.324, 97.444)`
Decimal	`14799351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1D1F7, 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 #E1D1F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1D1F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.66:1	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 #E1D1F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1d1f7; }
.text { color: #e1d1f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1d1f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 209 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1d1f7, #f4d1f7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E1D1F7?: #E1D1F7 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1D1F7?: The RGB value is 225, 209, 247: 225 red, 209 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1D1F7?: The complementary color is #E7F7D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1D1F7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.