What color is #E5DFF0?

#E5DFF0 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5DFF0?

The RGB value is 229, 223, 240: 229 red, 223 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5DFF0?

The complementary color is #EAF0DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5DFF0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5DFF0 color

#E5DFF0 rgb(229, 223, 240)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E5DFF0 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 87.5% green and 94.1% blue (229, 223, 240).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 36% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.14:1).

#E5DFF0 color codes

HEX	`#E5DFF0`
RGB	`rgb(229, 223, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 87.5%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 36%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 7%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.73, 5.12, -7.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.73, 9.12, 304.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.426, 75.725, 93.117)`
Decimal	`15065072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5DFF0, 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 #E5DFF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5DFF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.14:1	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 #E5DFF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5dff0; }
.text { color: #e5dff0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5dff0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 223 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5dff0, #eedff0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E5DFF0?: #E5DFF0 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5DFF0?: The RGB value is 229, 223, 240: 229 red, 223 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5DFF0?: The complementary color is #EAF0DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5DFF0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.