What color is #E3DCF0?

#E3DCF0 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 #E3DCF0?

The RGB value is 227, 220, 240: 227 red, 220 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3DCF0?

The complementary color is #E9F0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3DCF0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3DCF0 color

#E3DCF0 rgb(227, 220, 240)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E3DCF0 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 86.3% green and 94.1% blue (227, 220, 240).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 40% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.76:1).

#E3DCF0 color codes

HEX	`#E3DCF0`
RGB	`rgb(227, 220, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 86.3%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 40%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.83, 6.03, -8.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.83, 10.74, 304.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.997, 73.809, 92.822)`
Decimal	`14933232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3DCF0, 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 #E3DCF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3DCF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.76:1	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 #E3DCF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3dcf0; }
.text { color: #e3dcf0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3dcf0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 220 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3dcf0, #eddcf0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E3DCF0?: #E3DCF0 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 #E3DCF0?: The RGB value is 227, 220, 240: 227 red, 220 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3DCF0?: The complementary color is #E9F0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3DCF0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.