What color is #E6DFF6?

#E6DFF6 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 #E6DFF6?

The RGB value is 230, 223, 246: 230 red, 223 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6DFF6?

The complementary color is #EFF6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6DFF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6DFF6 color

#E6DFF6 rgb(230, 223, 246)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E6DFF6 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 87.5% green and 96.5% blue (230, 223, 246).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 56% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Holographic Lavender (#F0E5F5), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.25:1).

#E6DFF6 color codes

HEX	`#E6DFF6`
RGB	`rgb(230, 223, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 87.5%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 56%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 9%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.98, 6.58, -10.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.98, 12.24, 302.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.652, 76.252, 97.903)`
Decimal	`15130614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6DFF6, 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 #E6DFF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6DFF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.25:1	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 #E6DFF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6dff6; }
.text { color: #e6dff6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6dff6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 223 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6dff6, #f2dff6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E6DFF6?: #E6DFF6 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 #E6DFF6?: The RGB value is 230, 223, 246: 230 red, 223 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6DFF6?: The complementary color is #EFF6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6DFF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.