What color is #E6DBEF?

#E6DBEF is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6DBEF?

The RGB value is 230, 219, 239: 230 red, 219 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6DBEF?

The complementary color is #E4EFDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6DBEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6DBEF color

#E6DBEF rgb(230, 219, 239)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E6DBEF is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 85.9% green and 93.7% blue (230, 219, 239).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 38% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.74:1).

#E6DBEF color codes

HEX	`#E6DBEF`
RGB	`rgb(230, 219, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 85.9%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 38%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 8%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.79, 7.35, -8.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.79, 11.16, 311.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.542, 73.718, 91.999)`
Decimal	`15129583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6DBEF, 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 #E6DBEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6DBEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	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 #E6DBEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6dbef; }
.text { color: #e6dbef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6dbef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 219 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6dbef, #efdbee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E6DBEF?: #E6DBEF is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6DBEF?: The RGB value is 230, 219, 239: 230 red, 219 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6DBEF?: The complementary color is #E4EFDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6DBEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.