What color is #E2DFEF?

#E2DFEF is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2DFEF?

The RGB value is 226, 223, 239: 226 red, 223 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2DFEF?

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

Is black or white text better on #E2DFEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.04:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2DFEF color

#E2DFEF rgb(226, 223, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E2DFEF is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 87.5% green and 93.7% blue (226, 223, 239).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 33% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Scarf (#E3DFEC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.04:1).

#E2DFEF color codes

HEX	`#E2DFEF`
RGB	`rgb(226, 223, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 87.5%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 33%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 7%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.48, 3.95, -7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.48, 8.41, 297.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.329, 75.176, 92.292)`
Decimal	`14868463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2DFEF, 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 #E2DFEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2DFEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.04:1	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 #E2DFEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2dfef; }
.text { color: #e2dfef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2dfef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 223 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2dfef, #eadfef); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E2DFEF?: #E2DFEF is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2DFEF?: The RGB value is 226, 223, 239: 226 red, 223 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2DFEF?: The complementary color is #ECEFDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2DFEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.04:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.