What color is #E3DFED?

#E3DFED 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 #E3DFED?

The RGB value is 227, 223, 237: 227 red, 223 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3DFED?

The complementary color is #E9EDDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3DFED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.04:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3DFED color

#E3DFED rgb(227, 223, 237)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E3DFED is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 87.5% green and 92.9% blue (227, 223, 237).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 28% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Scarf (#E3DFEC), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.04:1).

#E3DFED color codes

HEX	`#E3DFED`
RGB	`rgb(227, 223, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 87.5%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 28%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.5, 3.9, -6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.5, 7.44, 301.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.35, 75.221, 90.759)`
Decimal	`14933997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3DFED, 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 #E3DFED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3DFED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.04:1	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 #E3DFED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3dfed; }
.text { color: #e3dfed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3dfed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 223 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3dfed, #eadfed); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E3DFED?: #E3DFED 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 #E3DFED?: The RGB value is 227, 223, 237: 227 red, 223 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3DFED?: The complementary color is #E9EDDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3DFED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.04:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.