What color is #E5DAF4?

#E5DAF4 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5DAF4?

The RGB value is 229, 218, 244: 229 red, 218 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5DAF4?

The complementary color is #E9F4DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5DAF4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5DAF4 color

#E5DAF4 rgb(229, 218, 244)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E5DAF4 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 85.5% green and 95.7% blue (229, 218, 244).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 54% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.67:1).

#E5DAF4 color codes

HEX	`#E5DAF4`
RGB	`rgb(229, 218, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 85.5%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 54%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 11%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 11%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.61, 8.49, -11.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.61, 14.15, 306.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.711, 73.333, 95.842)`
Decimal	`15063796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5DAF4, 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 #E5DAF4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5DAF4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.67:1	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 #E5DAF4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5daf4; }
.text { color: #e5daf4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5daf4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 218 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5daf4, #f2daf4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E5DAF4?: #E5DAF4 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5DAF4?: The RGB value is 229, 218, 244: 229 red, 218 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5DAF4?: The complementary color is #E9F4DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5DAF4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.