What color is #E6D9EF?

#E6D9EF is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6D9EF?

The RGB value is 230, 217, 239: 230 red, 217 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6D9EF?

The complementary color is #E2EFD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6D9EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6D9EF color

#E6D9EF rgb(230, 217, 239)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E6D9EF is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 85.1% green and 93.7% blue (230, 217, 239).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 41% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.54:1).

#E6D9EF color codes

HEX	`#E6D9EF`
RGB	`rgb(230, 217, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 85.1%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 41%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 9%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.3, 8.39, -9.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.3, 12.41, 312.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.023, 72.681, 91.826)`
Decimal	`15129071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6D9EF, 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 #E6D9EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6D9EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.54:1	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 #E6D9EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6d9ef; }
.text { color: #e6d9ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6d9ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 217 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6d9ef, #efd9ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E6D9EF?: #E6D9EF is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6D9EF?: The RGB value is 230, 217, 239: 230 red, 217 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6D9EF?: The complementary color is #E2EFD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6D9EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.