What color is #E6E3EC?

#E6E3EC is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6E3EC?

The RGB value is 230, 227, 236: 230 red, 227 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6E3EC?

The complementary color is #E9ECE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6E3EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6E3EC color

#E6E3EC rgb(230, 227, 236)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6E3EC is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 89% green and 92.5% blue (230, 227, 236).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 19% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lilac (#E1E0EB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.56:1).

#E6E3EC color codes

HEX	`#E6E3EC`
RGB	`rgb(230, 227, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 89%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 19%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 4%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.7, 2.63, -4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.7, 4.8, 303.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.24, 77.817, 90.397)`
Decimal	`15131628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6E3EC, 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 #E6E3EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6E3EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.56:1	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 #E6E3EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6e3ec; }
.text { color: #e6e3ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6e3ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 227 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6e3ec, #ebe3ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E6E3EC?: #E6E3EC is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6E3EC?: The RGB value is 230, 227, 236: 230 red, 227 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6E3EC?: The complementary color is #E9ECE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6E3EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.