What color is #E4D8F0?

#E4D8F0 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4D8F0?

The RGB value is 228, 216, 240: 228 red, 216 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4D8F0?

The complementary color is #E4F0D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4D8F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4D8F0 color

#E4D8F0 rgb(228, 216, 240)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E4D8F0 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 84.7% green and 94.1% blue (228, 216, 240).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 44% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.38:1).

#E4D8F0 color codes

HEX	`#E4D8F0`
RGB	`rgb(228, 216, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 84.7%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 44%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 10%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 10%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.92, 8.45, -10.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.92, 13.28, 309.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.276, 71.897, 92.491)`
Decimal	`14997744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4D8F0, 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 #E4D8F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4D8F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.38:1	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 #E4D8F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4d8f0; }
.text { color: #e4d8f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4d8f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 216 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4d8f0, #f0d8f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E4D8F0?: #E4D8F0 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4D8F0?: The RGB value is 228, 216, 240: 228 red, 216 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4D8F0?: The complementary color is #E4F0D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4D8F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.