What color is #E6DCEE?

#E6DCEE 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 #E6DCEE?

The RGB value is 230, 220, 238: 230 red, 220 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6DCEE?

The complementary color is #E4EEDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6DCEE?

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.

#E6DCEE color

#E6DCEE rgb(230, 220, 238)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E6DCEE is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 86.3% green and 93.3% blue (230, 220, 238).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 35% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#E6DCEE color codes

HEX	`#E6DCEE`
RGB	`rgb(230, 220, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 86.3%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 35%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.01, 6.64, -7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.01, 10.06, 311.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.656, 74.183, 91.311)`
Decimal	`15129838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6DCEE, 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 #E6DCEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6DCEE 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 #E6DCEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6dcee; }
.text { color: #e6dcee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6dcee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 220 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6dcee, #eedced); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E6DCEE?: #E6DCEE 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 #E6DCEE?: The RGB value is 230, 220, 238: 230 red, 220 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6DCEE?: The complementary color is #E4EEDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6DCEE?: 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.