What color is #E6D3F5?

#E6D3F5 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6D3F5?

The RGB value is 230, 211, 245: 230 red, 211 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6D3F5?

The complementary color is #E2F5D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6D3F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6D3F5 color

#E6D3F5 rgb(230, 211, 245)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E6D3F5 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 82.7% green and 96.1% blue (230, 211, 245).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 63% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15:1).

#E6D3F5 color codes

HEX	`#E6D3F5`
RGB	`rgb(230, 211, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 82.7%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 63%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 14%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 14%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87, 12.69, -14.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87, 19.07, 311.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.406, 70.004, 96.066)`
Decimal	`15127541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6D3F5, 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 #E6D3F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6D3F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15:1	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 #E6D3F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6d3f5; }
.text { color: #e6d3f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6d3f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 211 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6d3f5, #f5d3f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #E6D3F5?: #E6D3F5 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6D3F5?: The RGB value is 230, 211, 245: 230 red, 211 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6D3F5?: The complementary color is #E2F5D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6D3F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.