What color is #E3DDFF?

#E3DDFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3DDFF?

The RGB value is 227, 221, 255: 227 red, 221 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3DDFF?

The complementary color is #F9FFDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3DDFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3DDFF color

#E3DDFF rgb(227, 221, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E3DDFF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 86.7% green and 100% blue (227, 221, 255).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.05:1).

#E3DDFF color codes

HEX	`#E3DDFF`
RGB	`rgb(227, 221, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 86.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.52, 8.42, -15.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.52, 17.86, 298.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.581, 75.263, 105.134)`
Decimal	`14933503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3DDFF, 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 #E3DDFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3DDFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.05:1	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 #E3DDFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3ddff; }
.text { color: #e3ddff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3ddff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 221 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3ddff, #f4ddff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E3DDFF?: #E3DDFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3DDFF?: The RGB value is 227, 221, 255: 227 red, 221 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3DDFF?: The complementary color is #F9FFDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3DDFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.