What color is #E5DFFF?

#E5DFFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5DFFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #E5DFFF?

The complementary color is #F9FFDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5DFFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5DFFF color

#E5DFFF rgb(229, 223, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E5DFFF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 87.5% green and 100% blue (229, 223, 255).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.33:1).

#E5DFFF color codes

HEX	`#E5DFFF`
RGB	`rgb(229, 223, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 87.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.16, 8, -14.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.16, 16.8, 298.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.747, 76.653, 105.341)`
Decimal	`15065087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5DFFF, 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 #E5DFFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5DFFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.33:1	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 #E5DFFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5dfff; }
.text { color: #e5dfff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5dfff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 223 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5dfff, #f5dfff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E5DFFF?: #E5DFFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5DFFF?: The RGB value is 229, 223, 255: 229 red, 223 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5DFFF?: The complementary color is #F9FFDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5DFFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.