What color is #E4D9E3?

#E4D9E3 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4D9E3?

The RGB value is 228, 217, 227: 228 red, 217 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4D9E3?

The complementary color is #D9E4DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4D9E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4D9E3 color

#E4D9E3 rgb(228, 217, 227)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E4D9E3 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 85.1% green and 89% blue (228, 217, 227).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 17% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vapour (#E5DAE1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.33:1).

#E4D9E3 color codes

HEX	`#E4D9E3`
RGB	`rgb(228, 217, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 85.1%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 17%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 5%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.81, 5.52, -3.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.81, 6.57, 327.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.671, 71.666, 82.768)`
Decimal	`14997987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4D9E3, 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 #E4D9E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4D9E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.33:1	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 #E4D9E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4d9e3; }
.text { color: #e4d9e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4d9e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 217 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4d9e3, #e4d9dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E4D9E3?: #E4D9E3 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4D9E3?: The RGB value is 228, 217, 227: 228 red, 217 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4D9E3?: The complementary color is #D9E4DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4D9E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.