What color is #E3E0EE?

#E3E0EE is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3E0EE?

The RGB value is 227, 224, 238: 227 red, 224 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3E0EE?

The complementary color is #EBEEE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3E0EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3E0EE color

#E3E0EE rgb(227, 224, 238)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E3E0EE is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 87.8% green and 93.3% blue (227, 224, 238).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 29% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Scarf (#E3DFEC), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.16:1).

#E3E0EE color codes

HEX	`#E3E0EE`
RGB	`rgb(227, 224, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 87.8%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 29%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.77, 3.57, -6.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.77, 7.37, 298.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.764, 75.815, 91.62)`
Decimal	`14934254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3E0EE, 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 #E3E0EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3E0EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.16:1	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 #E3E0EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3e0ee; }
.text { color: #e3e0ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3e0ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 224 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3e0ee, #eae0ee); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E3E0EE?: #E3E0EE is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3E0EE?: The RGB value is 227, 224, 238: 227 red, 224 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3E0EE?: The complementary color is #EBEEE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3E0EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.