What color is #E4DCE8?

#E4DCE8 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4DCE8?

The RGB value is 228, 220, 232: 228 red, 220 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4DCE8?

The complementary color is #E0E8DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4DCE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.7:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4DCE8 color

#E4DCE8 rgb(228, 220, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E4DCE8 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 86.3% green and 91% blue (228, 220, 232).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 21% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.7:1).

#E4DCE8 color codes

HEX	`#E4DCE8`
RGB	`rgb(228, 220, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 86.3%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 21%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 5%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.69, 4.87, -4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.69, 6.9, 314.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.151, 73.507, 86.715)`
Decimal	`14998760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4DCE8, 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 #E4DCE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4DCE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.7:1	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 #E4DCE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4dce8; }
.text { color: #e4dce8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4dce8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 220 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4dce8, #e8dce6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E4DCE8?: #E4DCE8 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4DCE8?: The RGB value is 228, 220, 232: 228 red, 220 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4DCE8?: The complementary color is #E0E8DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4DCE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.7:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.