What color is #E3D9F3?

#E3D9F3 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3D9F3?

The RGB value is 227, 217, 243: 227 red, 217 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3D9F3?

The complementary color is #E9F3D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3D9F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3D9F3 color

#E3D9F3 rgb(227, 217, 243)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E3D9F3 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 85.1% green and 95.3% blue (227, 217, 243).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 52% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.49:1).

#E3D9F3 color codes

HEX	`#E3D9F3`
RGB	`rgb(227, 217, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 85.1%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 52%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 11%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 11%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.17, 8.17, -11.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.17, 14.07, 305.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.666, 72.428, 94.928)`
Decimal	`14932467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3D9F3, 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 #E3D9F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3D9F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.49:1	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 #E3D9F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3d9f3; }
.text { color: #e3d9f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3d9f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 217 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3d9f3, #f0d9f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E3D9F3?: #E3D9F3 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3D9F3?: The RGB value is 227, 217, 243: 227 red, 217 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3D9F3?: The complementary color is #E9F3D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3D9F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.