What color is #E2DDF9?

#E2DDF9 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2DDF9?

The RGB value is 226, 221, 249: 226 red, 221 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2DDF9?

The complementary color is #F4F9DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2DDF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2DDF9 color

#E2DDF9 rgb(226, 221, 249)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E2DDF9 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 86.7% green and 97.6% blue (226, 221, 249).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 70% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.94:1).

#E2DDF9 color codes

HEX	`#E2DDF9`
RGB	`rgb(226, 221, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 86.7%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 70%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 11%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 11%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.26, 6.91, -12.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.26, 14.72, 298.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.316, 74.721, 100.112)`
Decimal	`14867961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2DDF9, 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 #E2DDF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2DDF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.94:1	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 #E2DDF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2ddf9; }
.text { color: #e2ddf9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2ddf9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 221 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2ddf9, #f0ddf9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E2DDF9?: #E2DDF9 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2DDF9?: The RGB value is 226, 221, 249: 226 red, 221 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2DDF9?: The complementary color is #F4F9DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2DDF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.