What color is #E3DEEE?

#E3DEEE is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3DEEE?

The RGB value is 227, 222, 238: 227 red, 222 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3DEEE?

The complementary color is #E9EEDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3DEEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3DEEE color

#E3DEEE rgb(227, 222, 238)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E3DEEE is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 87.1% green and 93.3% blue (227, 222, 238).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 32% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Scarf (#E3DFEC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.95:1).

#E3DEEE color codes

HEX	`#E3DEEE`
RGB	`rgb(227, 222, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 87.1%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 32%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.27, 4.61, -7.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.27, 8.54, 302.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.23, 74.746, 91.442)`
Decimal	`14933742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3DEEE, 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 #E3DEEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3DEEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.95:1	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 #E3DEEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3deee; }
.text { color: #e3deee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3deee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 222 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3deee, #ebdeee); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E3DEEE?: #E3DEEE is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3DEEE?: The RGB value is 227, 222, 238: 227 red, 222 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3DEEE?: The complementary color is #E9EEDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3DEEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.