What color is #E4DFE8?

#E4DFE8 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Peekaboo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4DFE8?

The RGB value is 228, 223, 232: 228 red, 223 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4DFE8?

The complementary color is #E3E8DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4DFE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4DFE8 color

#E4DFE8 rgb(228, 223, 232)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4DFE8 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 87.5% green and 91% blue (228, 223, 232).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 16% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Peekaboo (#E6DEE6), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.02:1).

#E4DFE8 color codes

HEX	`#E4DFE8`
RGB	`rgb(228, 223, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 87.5%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 16%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 4%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.44, 3.31, -3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.44, 5.03, 311.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.946, 75.096, 86.98)`
Decimal	`14999528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4DFE8, 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 #E4DFE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4DFE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.02:1	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 #E4DFE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4dfe8; }
.text { color: #e4dfe8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4dfe8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 223 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4dfe8, #e8dfe7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E4DFE8?: #E4DFE8 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Peekaboo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4DFE8?: The RGB value is 228, 223, 232: 228 red, 223 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4DFE8?: The complementary color is #E3E8DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4DFE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.