What color is #E4DEFC?

#E4DEFC is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4DEFC?

The RGB value is 228, 222, 252: 228 red, 222 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4DEFC?

The complementary color is #F6FCDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4DEFC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4DEFC color

#E4DEFC rgb(228, 222, 252)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E4DEFC is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 87.1% green and 98.8% blue (228, 222, 252).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 83% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.15:1).

#E4DEFC color codes

HEX	`#E4DEFC`
RGB	`rgb(228, 222, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 87.1%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 83%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 12%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.75, 7.62, -13.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.75, 15.78, 298.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.683, 75.765, 102.713)`
Decimal	`14999292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4DEFC, 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 #E4DEFC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4DEFC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.15:1	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 #E4DEFC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4defc; }
.text { color: #e4defc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4defc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 222 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4defc, #f3defc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E4DEFC?: #E4DEFC is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4DEFC?: The RGB value is 228, 222, 252: 228 red, 222 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4DEFC?: The complementary color is #F6FCDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4DEFC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.