What color is #E5D3FF?

#E5D3FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5D3FF?

The RGB value is 229, 211, 255: 229 red, 211 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5D3FF?

The complementary color is #EDFFD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D3FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5D3FF color

#E5D3FF rgb(229, 211, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E5D3FF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 82.7% green and 100% blue (229, 211, 255).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 100% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Neon Boneyard (#DFC5FE), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.09:1).

#E5D3FF color codes

HEX	`#E5D3FF`
RGB	`rgb(229, 211, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 82.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 100%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 17%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 17%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.23, 14.32, -19.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.23, 23.94, 306.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.654, 70.467, 104.31)`
Decimal	`15062015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5D3FF, 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 #E5D3FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D3FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.09:1	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 #E5D3FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d3ff; }
.text { color: #e5d3ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d3ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 211 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d3ff, #fbd3ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E5D3FF?: #E5D3FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5D3FF?: The RGB value is 229, 211, 255: 229 red, 211 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5D3FF?: The complementary color is #EDFFD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D3FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.