What color is #E4DDE9?

#E4DDE9 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4DDE9?

The RGB value is 228, 221, 233: 228 red, 221 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4DDE9?

The complementary color is #E2E9DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4DDE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4DDE9 color

#E4DDE9 rgb(228, 221, 233)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E4DDE9 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 86.7% green and 91.4% blue (228, 221, 233).

Its hue angle is 275°, 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 Homoeopathic Lavender (#E5E0EC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.82:1).

#E4DDE9 color codes

HEX	`#E4DDE9`
RGB	`rgb(228, 221, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 86.7%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 21%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 5%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.97, 4.53, -5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.97, 6.75, 312.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.557, 74.09, 87.553)`
Decimal	`14999017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4DDE9, 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 #E4DDE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4DDE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.82:1	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 #E4DDE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4dde9; }
.text { color: #e4dde9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4dde9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 221 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4dde9, #e9dde8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E4DDE9?: #E4DDE9 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4DDE9?: The RGB value is 228, 221, 233: 228 red, 221 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4DDE9?: The complementary color is #E2E9DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4DDE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.