What color is #E4DFEB?

#E4DFEB 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 #E4DFEB?

The RGB value is 228, 223, 235: 228 red, 223 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4DFEB?

The complementary color is #E6EBDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4DFEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4DFEB color

#E4DFEB rgb(228, 223, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E4DFEB is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 87.5% green and 92.2% blue (228, 223, 235).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 23% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lavender (#E5E0EC), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.05:1).

#E4DFEB color codes

HEX	`#E4DFEB`
RGB	`rgb(228, 223, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 87.5%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 23%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 5%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.52, 3.86, -5.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.52, 6.51, 306.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.375, 75.268, 89.244)`
Decimal	`14999531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4DFEB, 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 #E4DFEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4DFEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.05:1	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 #E4DFEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4dfeb; }
.text { color: #e4dfeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4dfeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 223 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4dfeb, #eadfeb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E4DFEB?: #E4DFEB 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 #E4DFEB?: The RGB value is 228, 223, 235: 228 red, 223 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4DFEB?: The complementary color is #E6EBDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4DFEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.