What color is #E7DAEF?

#E7DAEF is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7DAEF?

The RGB value is 231, 218, 239: 231 red, 218 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7DAEF?

The complementary color is #E2EFDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7DAEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7DAEF color

#E7DAEF rgb(231, 218, 239)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E7DAEF is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 85.5% green and 93.7% blue (231, 218, 239).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 40% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.67:1).

#E7DAEF color codes

HEX	`#E7DAEF`
RGB	`rgb(231, 218, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 85.5%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 40%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 9%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 9%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.62, 8.2, -8.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.62, 11.92, 313.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.604, 73.364, 91.928)`
Decimal	`15194863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7DAEF, 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 #E7DAEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7DAEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.67:1	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 #E7DAEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7daef; }
.text { color: #e7daef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7daef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 218 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7daef, #efdaec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E7DAEF?: #E7DAEF is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7DAEF?: The RGB value is 231, 218, 239: 231 red, 218 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7DAEF?: The complementary color is #E2EFDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7DAEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.