What color is #E5E1EE?

#E5E1EE is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5E1EE?

The RGB value is 229, 225, 238: 229 red, 225 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5E1EE?

The complementary color is #EAEEE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5E1EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.34:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5E1EE color

#E5E1EE rgb(229, 225, 238)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E5E1EE is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 88.2% green and 93.3% blue (229, 225, 238).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 28% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Scarf (#E3DFEC), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.34:1).

#E5E1EE color codes

HEX	`#E5E1EE`
RGB	`rgb(229, 225, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 88.2%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 28%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 5%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.17, 3.71, -5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.17, 6.92, 302.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.668, 76.681, 91.74)`
Decimal	`15065582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5E1EE, 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 #E5E1EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5E1EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.34:1	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 #E5E1EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5e1ee; }
.text { color: #e5e1ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5e1ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 225 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5e1ee, #ece1ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E5E1EE?: #E5E1EE is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5E1EE?: The RGB value is 229, 225, 238: 229 red, 225 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5E1EE?: The complementary color is #EAEEE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5E1EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.34:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.