What color is #E1D9EA?

#E1D9EA 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 #E1D9EA?

The RGB value is 225, 217, 234: 225 red, 217 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1D9EA?

The complementary color is #E2EAD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1D9EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1D9EA color

#E1D9EA rgb(225, 217, 234)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E1D9EA is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 85.1% green and 91.8% blue (225, 217, 234).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 29% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% 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 15.31:1).

#E1D9EA color codes

HEX	`#E1D9EA`
RGB	`rgb(225, 217, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 85.1%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 29%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 7%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.76, 5.81, -7.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.76, 9.36, 308.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.713, 71.574, 87.916)`
Decimal	`14801386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1D9EA, 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 #E1D9EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1D9EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.31:1	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 #E1D9EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1d9ea; }
.text { color: #e1d9ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1d9ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 217 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1d9ea, #ead9ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E1D9EA?: #E1D9EA 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 #E1D9EA?: The RGB value is 225, 217, 234: 225 red, 217 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1D9EA?: The complementary color is #E2EAD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1D9EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.