What color is #E4DFF9?

#E4DFF9 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4DFF9?

The RGB value is 228, 223, 249: 228 red, 223 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4DFF9?

The complementary color is #F4F9DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4DFF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4DFF9 color

#E4DFF9 rgb(228, 223, 249)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E4DFF9 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 87.5% green and 97.6% blue (228, 223, 249).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 68% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.22:1).

#E4DFF9 color codes

HEX	`#E4DFF9`
RGB	`rgb(228, 223, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 87.5%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 68%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 10%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.91, 6.51, -12.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.91, 13.66, 298.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.478, 76.109, 100.318)`
Decimal	`14999545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4DFF9, 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 #E4DFF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4DFF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.22:1	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 #E4DFF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4dff9; }
.text { color: #e4dff9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4dff9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 223 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4dff9, #f1dff9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E4DFF9?: #E4DFF9 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4DFF9?: The RGB value is 228, 223, 249: 228 red, 223 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4DFF9?: The complementary color is #F4F9DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4DFF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.