What color is #E6DEF8?

#E6DEF8 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6DEF8?

The RGB value is 230, 222, 248: 230 red, 222 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6DEF8?

The complementary color is #F0F8DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6DEF8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6DEF8 color

#E6DEF8 rgb(230, 222, 248)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E6DEF8 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 87.1% green and 97.3% blue (230, 222, 248).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 65% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Holographic Lavender (#F0E5F5), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.17:1).

#E6DEF8 color codes

HEX	`#E6DEF8`
RGB	`rgb(230, 222, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 87.1%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 65%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 10%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 10%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.79, 7.48, -11.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.79, 13.85, 302.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.695, 75.843, 99.44)`
Decimal	`15130360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6DEF8, 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 #E6DEF8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6DEF8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.17:1	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 #E6DEF8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6def8; }
.text { color: #e6def8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6def8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 222 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6def8, #f3def8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E6DEF8?: #E6DEF8 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6DEF8?: The RGB value is 230, 222, 248: 230 red, 222 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6DEF8?: The complementary color is #F0F8DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6DEF8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.