What color is #E6E1F3?

#E6E1F3 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6E1F3?

The RGB value is 230, 225, 243: 230 red, 225 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6E1F3?

The complementary color is #EEF3E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6E1F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6E1F3 color

#E6E1F3 rgb(230, 225, 243)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E6E1F3 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 88.2% green and 95.3% blue (230, 225, 243).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 43% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Scarf (#E3DFEC), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.43:1).

#E6E1F3 color codes

HEX	`#E6E1F3`
RGB	`rgb(230, 225, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 88.2%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 43%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 7%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.39, 4.97, -8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.39, 9.53, 301.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.733, 77.144, 95.677)`
Decimal	`15131123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6E1F3, 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 #E6E1F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6E1F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.43:1	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 #E6E1F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6e1f3; }
.text { color: #e6e1f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6e1f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 225 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6e1f3, #efe1f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E6E1F3?: #E6E1F3 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6E1F3?: The RGB value is 230, 225, 243: 230 red, 225 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6E1F3?: The complementary color is #EEF3E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6E1F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.