What color is #E6D9F3?

#E6D9F3 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6D9F3?

The RGB value is 230, 217, 243: 230 red, 217 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6D9F3?

The complementary color is #E6F3D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6D9F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6D9F3 color

#E6D9F3 rgb(230, 217, 243)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E6D9F3 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 85.1% green and 95.3% blue (230, 217, 243).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 52% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.58:1).

#E6D9F3 color codes

HEX	`#E6D9F3`
RGB	`rgb(230, 217, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 85.1%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 52%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 11%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 11%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.41, 9.15, -11.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.41, 14.36, 309.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.621, 72.92, 94.973)`
Decimal	`15129075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6D9F3, 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 #E6D9F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6D9F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.58:1	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 #E6D9F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6d9f3; }
.text { color: #e6d9f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6d9f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 217 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6d9f3, #f3d9f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #E6D9F3?: #E6D9F3 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6D9F3?: The RGB value is 230, 217, 243: 230 red, 217 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6D9F3?: The complementary color is #E6F3D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6D9F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.