What color is #E3D1EE?

#E3D1EE is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3D1EE?

The RGB value is 227, 209, 238: 227 red, 209 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3D1EE?

The complementary color is #DCEED1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3D1EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3D1EE color

#E3D1EE rgb(227, 209, 238)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E3D1EE is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 82% green and 93.3% blue (227, 209, 238).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 46% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.62:1).

#E3D1EE color codes

HEX	`#E3D1EE`
RGB	`rgb(227, 209, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 82%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 46%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 12%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 12%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.06, 11.43, -11.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.06, 16.55, 313.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.909, 68.105, 90.335)`
Decimal	`14930414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3D1EE, 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 #E3D1EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3D1EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.62:1	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 #E3D1EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3d1ee; }
.text { color: #e3d1ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3d1ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 209 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3d1ee, #eed1eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E3D1EE?: #E3D1EE is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3D1EE?: The RGB value is 227, 209, 238: 227 red, 209 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3D1EE?: The complementary color is #DCEED1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3D1EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.