What color is #E5E1F5?

#E5E1F5 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5E1F5?

The RGB value is 229, 225, 245: 229 red, 225 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5E1F5?

The complementary color is #F1F5E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5E1F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5E1F5 color

#E5E1F5 rgb(229, 225, 245)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E5E1F5 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 88.2% green and 96.1% blue (229, 225, 245).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 50% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.42:1).

#E5E1F5 color codes

HEX	`#E5E1F5`
RGB	`rgb(229, 225, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 88.2%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 50%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 8%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.37, 5.02, -9.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.37, 10.5, 298.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.717, 77.101, 97.261)`
Decimal	`15065589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5E1F5, 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 #E5E1F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5E1F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.42:1	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 #E5E1F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5e1f5; }
.text { color: #e5e1f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5e1f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 225 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5e1f5, #efe1f5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E5E1F5?: #E5E1F5 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5E1F5?: The RGB value is 229, 225, 245: 229 red, 225 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5E1F5?: The complementary color is #F1F5E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5E1F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.