What color is #E4DAEB?

#E4DAEB is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4DAEB?

The RGB value is 228, 218, 235: 228 red, 218 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4DAEB?

The complementary color is #E1EBDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4DAEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4DAEB color

#E4DAEB rgb(228, 218, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E4DAEB is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 85.5% green and 92.2% blue (228, 218, 235).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 30% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.53:1).

#E4DAEB color codes

HEX	`#E4DAEB`
RGB	`rgb(228, 218, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 85.5%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 30%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 7%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 7%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.27, 6.46, -7.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.27, 9.59, 312.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.059, 72.635, 88.805)`
Decimal	`14998251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4DAEB, 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 #E4DAEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4DAEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.53:1	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 #E4DAEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4daeb; }
.text { color: #e4daeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4daeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 218 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4daeb, #ebdae9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E4DAEB?: #E4DAEB is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4DAEB?: The RGB value is 228, 218, 235: 228 red, 218 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4DAEB?: The complementary color is #E1EBDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4DAEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.