What color is #E5D4F6?

#E5D4F6 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5D4F6?

The RGB value is 229, 212, 246: 229 red, 212 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5D4F6?

The complementary color is #E5F6D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D4F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5D4F6 color

#E5D4F6 rgb(229, 212, 246)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E5D4F6 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 83.1% green and 96.5% blue (229, 212, 246).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 65% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.08:1).

#E5D4F6 color codes

HEX	`#E5D4F6`
RGB	`rgb(229, 212, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 83.1%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 65%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 14%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 14%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.19, 12.03, -14.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.19, 18.83, 309.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.488, 70.399, 96.94)`
Decimal	`15062262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5D4F6, 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 #E5D4F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D4F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.08:1	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 #E5D4F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d4f6; }
.text { color: #e5d4f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d4f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 212 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d4f6, #f6d4f6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #E5D4F6?: #E5D4F6 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5D4F6?: The RGB value is 229, 212, 246: 229 red, 212 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5D4F6?: The complementary color is #E5F6D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D4F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.