What color is #E3DFF2?

#E3DFF2 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3DFF2?

The RGB value is 227, 223, 242: 227 red, 223 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3DFF2?

The complementary color is #EEF2DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3DFF2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.1:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3DFF2 color

#E3DFF2 rgb(227, 223, 242)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E3DFF2 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 87.5% green and 94.9% blue (227, 223, 242).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 42% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.1:1).

#E3DFF2 color codes

HEX	`#E3DFF2`
RGB	`rgb(227, 223, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 87.5%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 42%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 8%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.63, 4.84, -8.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.63, 10, 298.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.09, 75.517, 94.66)`
Decimal	`14934002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3DFF2, 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 #E3DFF2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3DFF2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.1:1	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 #E3DFF2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3dff2; }
.text { color: #e3dff2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3dff2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 223 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3dff2, #eddff2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E3DFF2?: #E3DFF2 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3DFF2?: The RGB value is 227, 223, 242: 227 red, 223 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3DFF2?: The complementary color is #EEF2DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3DFF2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.1:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.