What color is #E6DAFF?

#E6DAFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6DAFF?

The RGB value is 230, 218, 255: 230 red, 218 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6DAFF?

The complementary color is #F3FFDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6DAFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6DAFF color

#E6DAFF rgb(230, 218, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E6DAFF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 85.5% green and 100% blue (230, 218, 255).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.84:1).

#E6DAFF color codes

HEX	`#E6DAFF`
RGB	`rgb(230, 218, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 85.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 15%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.01, 10.95, -16.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.01, 19.79, 303.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.751, 74.186, 104.917)`
Decimal	`15129343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6DAFF, 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 #E6DAFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6DAFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	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 #E6DAFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6daff; }
.text { color: #e6daff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6daff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 218 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6daff, #f9daff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E6DAFF?: #E6DAFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6DAFF?: The RGB value is 230, 218, 255: 230 red, 218 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6DAFF?: The complementary color is #F3FFDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6DAFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.