What color is #E2DFF3?

#E2DFF3 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 #E2DFF3?

The RGB value is 226, 223, 243: 226 red, 223 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2DFF3?

The complementary color is #F0F3DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2DFF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2DFF3 color

#E2DFF3 rgb(226, 223, 243)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E2DFF3 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 87.5% green and 95.3% blue (226, 223, 243).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 45% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.08:1).

#E2DFF3 color codes

HEX	`#E2DFF3`
RGB	`rgb(226, 223, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 87.5%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 45%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 8%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.59, 4.71, -9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.59, 10.47, 296.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.926, 75.415, 95.439)`
Decimal	`14868467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2DFF3, 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 #E2DFF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2DFF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.08:1	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 #E2DFF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2dff3; }
.text { color: #e2dff3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2dff3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 223 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2dff3, #ecdff3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E2DFF3?: #E2DFF3 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 #E2DFF3?: The RGB value is 226, 223, 243: 226 red, 223 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2DFF3?: The complementary color is #F0F3DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2DFF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.