What color is #E5DFF6?

#E5DFF6 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5DFF6?

The RGB value is 229, 223, 246: 229 red, 223 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5DFF6?

The complementary color is #F0F6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5DFF6?

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.

#E5DFF6 color

#E5DFF6 rgb(229, 223, 246)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E5DFF6 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 87.5% green and 96.5% blue (229, 223, 246).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 56% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#E5DFF6 color codes

HEX	`#E5DFF6`
RGB	`rgb(229, 223, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 87.5%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 56%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 9%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.9, 6.25, -10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.9, 12.17, 300.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.332, 76.087, 97.888)`
Decimal	`15065078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5DFF6, 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 #E5DFF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5DFF6 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 #E5DFF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5dff6; }
.text { color: #e5dff6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5dff6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 223 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5dff6, #f1dff6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E5DFF6?: #E5DFF6 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5DFF6?: The RGB value is 229, 223, 246: 229 red, 223 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5DFF6?: The complementary color is #F0F6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5DFF6?: 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.