What color is #E7D3FA?

#E7D3FA is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7D3FA?

The RGB value is 231, 211, 250: 231 red, 211 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7D3FA?

The complementary color is #E6FAD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7D3FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7D3FA color

#E7D3FA rgb(231, 211, 250)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E7D3FA is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 82.7% green and 98% blue (231, 211, 250).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 80% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.1:1).

#E7D3FA color codes

HEX	`#E7D3FA`
RGB	`rgb(231, 211, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 82.7%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 80%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 16%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 16%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.23, 13.98, -16.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.23, 21.64, 310.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.502, 70.48, 100.156)`
Decimal	`15193082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7D3FA, 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 #E7D3FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7D3FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.1:1	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 #E7D3FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7d3fa; }
.text { color: #e7d3fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7d3fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 211 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7d3fa, #fad3fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #E7D3FA?: #E7D3FA is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7D3FA?: The RGB value is 231, 211, 250: 231 red, 211 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7D3FA?: The complementary color is #E6FAD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7D3FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.