What color is #E3D4FC?

#E3D4FC is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3D4FC?

The RGB value is 227, 212, 252: 227 red, 212 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3D4FC?

The complementary color is #EDFCD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3D4FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3D4FC color

#E3D4FC rgb(227, 212, 252)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E3D4FC is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 83.1% green and 98.8% blue (227, 212, 252).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 87% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.09:1).

#E3D4FC color codes

HEX	`#E3D4FC`
RGB	`rgb(227, 212, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 83.1%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 87%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 16%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 16%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.22, 12.56, -17.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.22, 21.65, 305.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.789, 70.446, 101.839)`
Decimal	`14931196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3D4FC, 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 #E3D4FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3D4FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.09:1	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 #E3D4FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3d4fc; }
.text { color: #e3d4fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3d4fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 212 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3d4fc, #f7d4fc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E3D4FC?: #E3D4FC is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3D4FC?: The RGB value is 227, 212, 252: 227 red, 212 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3D4FC?: The complementary color is #EDFCD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3D4FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.