What color is #E1DFF1?

#E1DFF1 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1DFF1?

The RGB value is 225, 223, 241: 225 red, 223 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1DFF1?

The complementary color is #EFF1DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1DFF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1DFF1 color

#E1DFF1 rgb(225, 223, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E1DFF1 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 87.5% green and 94.5% blue (225, 223, 241).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 39% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.03:1).

#E1DFF1 color codes

HEX	`#E1DFF1`
RGB	`rgb(225, 223, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 87.5%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 39%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 7%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 7%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.46, 4, -8.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.46, 9.4, 295.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.313, 75.134, 93.842)`
Decimal	`14802929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1DFF1, 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 #E1DFF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1DFF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.03:1	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 #E1DFF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1dff1; }
.text { color: #e1dff1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1dff1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 223 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1dff1, #eadff1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E1DFF1?: #E1DFF1 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1DFF1?: The RGB value is 225, 223, 241: 225 red, 223 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1DFF1?: The complementary color is #EFF1DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1DFF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.