What color is #E7DBFE?

#E7DBFE is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7DBFE?

The RGB value is 231, 219, 254: 231 red, 219 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7DBFE?

The complementary color is #F2FEDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7DBFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7DBFE color

#E7DBFE rgb(231, 219, 254)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E7DBFE is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 85.9% green and 99.6% blue (231, 219, 254).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 95% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.96:1).

#E7DBFE color codes

HEX	`#E7DBFE`
RGB	`rgb(231, 219, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 85.9%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 95%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 14%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.3, 10.54, -15.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.3, 18.76, 304.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.173, 74.808, 104.173)`
Decimal	`15195134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7DBFE, 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 #E7DBFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7DBFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.96:1	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 #E7DBFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7dbfe; }
.text { color: #e7dbfe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7dbfe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 219 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7dbfe, #f9dbfe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E7DBFE?: #E7DBFE is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7DBFE?: The RGB value is 231, 219, 254: 231 red, 219 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7DBFE?: The complementary color is #F2FEDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7DBFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.