What color is #E1DDFF?

#E1DDFF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1DDFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #E1DDFF?

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

Is black or white text better on #E1DDFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1DDFF color

#E1DDFF rgb(225, 221, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E1DDFF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 86.7% green and 100% blue (225, 221, 255).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.99:1).

#E1DDFF color codes

HEX	`#E1DDFF`
RGB	`rgb(225, 221, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 86.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 13%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.36, 7.78, -16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.36, 17.79, 295.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.954, 74.94, 105.104)`
Decimal	`14802431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1DDFF, 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 #E1DDFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DDFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.99:1	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 #E1DDFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1ddff; }
.text { color: #e1ddff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1ddff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 221 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1ddff, #f2ddff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E1DDFF?: #E1DDFF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1DDFF?: The RGB value is 225, 221, 255: 225 red, 221 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1DDFF?: The complementary color is #FBFFDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DDFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.