What color is #E1DDE7?

#E1DDE7 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lavender. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1DDE7?

The RGB value is 225, 221, 231: 225 red, 221 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1DDE7?

The complementary color is #E3E7DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1DDE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.7:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1DDE7 color

#E1DDE7 rgb(225, 221, 231)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1DDE7 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 86.7% green and 90.6% blue (225, 221, 231).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 17% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lavender (#E5E0EC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.7:1).

#E1DDE7 color codes

HEX	`#E1DDE7`
RGB	`rgb(225, 221, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 86.7%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 17%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 4%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.68, 3.16, -4.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.68, 5.42, 305.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.329, 73.49, 86.013)`
Decimal	`14802407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1DDE7, 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 #E1DDE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DDE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.7:1	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 #E1DDE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1dde7; }
.text { color: #e1dde7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1dde7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 221 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1dde7, #e6dde7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E1DDE7?: #E1DDE7 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lavender. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1DDE7?: The RGB value is 225, 221, 231: 225 red, 221 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1DDE7?: The complementary color is #E3E7DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DDE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.7:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.