What color is #E3DBF4?

#E3DBF4 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3DBF4?

The RGB value is 227, 219, 244: 227 red, 219 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3DBF4?

The complementary color is #ECF4DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3DBF4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3DBF4 color

#E3DBF4 rgb(227, 219, 244)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E3DBF4 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 85.9% green and 95.7% blue (227, 219, 244).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 53% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Holographic Lavender (#F0E5F5), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.71:1).

#E3DBF4 color codes

HEX	`#E3DBF4`
RGB	`rgb(227, 219, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 85.9%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 53%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 10%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 10%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.7, 7.31, -11.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.7, 13.37, 303.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.336, 73.526, 95.899)`
Decimal	`14932980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3DBF4, 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 #E3DBF4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3DBF4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.71:1	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 #E3DBF4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3dbf4; }
.text { color: #e3dbf4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3dbf4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 219 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3dbf4, #f0dbf4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E3DBF4?: #E3DBF4 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3DBF4?: The RGB value is 227, 219, 244: 227 red, 219 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3DBF4?: The complementary color is #ECF4DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3DBF4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.