What color is #E3DCF1?

#E3DCF1 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 #E3DCF1?

The RGB value is 227, 220, 241: 227 red, 220 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3DCF1?

The complementary color is #EAF1DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3DCF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3DCF1 color

#E3DCF1 rgb(227, 220, 241)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E3DCF1 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 86.3% green and 94.5% blue (227, 220, 241).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 43% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.77:1).

#E3DCF1 color codes

HEX	`#E3DCF1`
RGB	`rgb(227, 220, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 86.3%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 43%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 9%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.86, 6.22, -9.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.86, 11.25, 303.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.146, 73.868, 93.607)`
Decimal	`14933233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3DCF1, 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 #E3DCF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3DCF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.77:1	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 #E3DCF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3dcf1; }
.text { color: #e3dcf1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3dcf1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 220 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3dcf1, #eddcf1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E3DCF1?: #E3DCF1 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 #E3DCF1?: The RGB value is 227, 220, 241: 227 red, 220 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3DCF1?: The complementary color is #EAF1DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3DCF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.