What color is #E1D9ED?

#E1D9ED 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 #E1D9ED?

The RGB value is 225, 217, 237: 225 red, 217 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1D9ED?

The complementary color is #E5EDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1D9ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1D9ED color

#E1D9ED rgb(225, 217, 237)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E1D9ED is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 85.1% green and 92.9% blue (225, 217, 237).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 36% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.35:1).

#E1D9ED color codes

HEX	`#E1D9ED`
RGB	`rgb(225, 217, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 85.1%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 36%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.85, 6.37, -8.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.85, 10.86, 305.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.148, 71.748, 90.205)`
Decimal	`14801389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1D9ED, 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 #E1D9ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1D9ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.35:1	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 #E1D9ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1d9ed; }
.text { color: #e1d9ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1d9ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 217 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1d9ed, #ebd9ed); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E1D9ED?: #E1D9ED 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 #E1D9ED?: The RGB value is 225, 217, 237: 225 red, 217 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1D9ED?: The complementary color is #E5EDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1D9ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.