What color is #E2DBF7?

#E2DBF7 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2DBF7?

The RGB value is 226, 219, 247: 226 red, 219 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2DBF7?

The complementary color is #F0F7DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2DBF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2DBF7 color

#E2DBF7 rgb(226, 219, 247)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E2DBF7 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 85.9% green and 96.9% blue (226, 219, 247).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 64% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.71:1).

#E2DBF7 color codes

HEX	`#E2DBF7`
RGB	`rgb(226, 219, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 85.9%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 64%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 11%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 11%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.71, 7.57, -12.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.71, 14.84, 300.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.481, 73.547, 98.302)`
Decimal	`14867447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2DBF7, 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 #E2DBF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2DBF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.71:1	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 #E2DBF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2dbf7; }
.text { color: #e2dbf7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2dbf7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 219 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2dbf7, #f0dbf7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E2DBF7?: #E2DBF7 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2DBF7?: The RGB value is 226, 219, 247: 226 red, 219 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2DBF7?: The complementary color is #F0F7DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2DBF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.