What color is #E3D8EA?

#E3D8EA is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3D8EA?

The RGB value is 227, 216, 234: 227 red, 216 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3D8EA?

The complementary color is #DFEAD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3D8EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3D8EA color

#E3D8EA rgb(227, 216, 234)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E3D8EA is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 84.7% green and 91.8% blue (227, 216, 234).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 30% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.28:1).

#E3D8EA color codes

HEX	`#E3D8EA`
RGB	`rgb(227, 216, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 84.7%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 30%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 8%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.67, 6.99, -7.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.67, 10.22, 313.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.083, 71.383, 87.86)`
Decimal	`14932202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3D8EA, 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 #E3D8EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3D8EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.28:1	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 #E3D8EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3d8ea; }
.text { color: #e3d8ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3d8ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 216 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3d8ea, #ead8e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E3D8EA?: #E3D8EA is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3D8EA?: The RGB value is 227, 216, 234: 227 red, 216 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3D8EA?: The complementary color is #DFEAD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3D8EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.