What color is #E1D7E6?

#E1D7E6 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1D7E6?

The RGB value is 225, 215, 230: 225 red, 215 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1D7E6?

The complementary color is #DCE6D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1D7E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1D7E6 color

#E1D7E6 rgb(225, 215, 230)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E1D7E6 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 84.3% green and 90.2% blue (225, 215, 230).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 23% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.06:1).

#E1D7E6 color codes

HEX	`#E1D7E6`
RGB	`rgb(225, 215, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 84.3%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 23%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 7%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.15, 6.11, -6.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.15, 8.65, 314.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.632, 70.322, 84.753)`
Decimal	`14800870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1D7E6, 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 #E1D7E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1D7E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.06:1	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 #E1D7E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1d7e6; }
.text { color: #e1d7e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1d7e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 215 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1d7e6, #e6d7e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E1D7E6?: #E1D7E6 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1D7E6?: The RGB value is 225, 215, 230: 225 red, 215 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1D7E6?: The complementary color is #DCE6D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1D7E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.