What color is #E1DAEF?

#E1DAEF 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 #E1DAEF?

The RGB value is 225, 218, 239: 225 red, 218 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1DAEF?

The complementary color is #E8EFDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1DAEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1DAEF color

#E1DAEF rgb(225, 218, 239)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E1DAEF is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 85.5% green and 93.7% blue (225, 218, 239).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 40% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.48:1).

#E1DAEF color codes

HEX	`#E1DAEF`
RGB	`rgb(225, 218, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 85.5%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 40%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 9%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.15, 6.23, -9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.15, 11.27, 303.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.7, 72.382, 91.838)`
Decimal	`14801647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1DAEF, 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 #E1DAEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DAEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.48:1	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 #E1DAEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1daef; }
.text { color: #e1daef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1daef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 218 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1daef, #ebdaef); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E1DAEF?: #E1DAEF 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 #E1DAEF?: The RGB value is 225, 218, 239: 225 red, 218 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1DAEF?: The complementary color is #E8EFDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DAEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.