What color is #E7E3EF?

#E7E3EF is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7E3EF?

The RGB value is 231, 227, 239: 231 red, 227 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7E3EF?

The complementary color is #EBEFE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7E3EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.63:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7E3EF color

#E7E3EF rgb(231, 227, 239)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E7E3EF is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 89% green and 93.7% blue (231, 227, 239).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 27% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lavender (#E5E0EC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.63:1).

#E7E3EF color codes

HEX	`#E7E3EF`
RGB	`rgb(231, 227, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 89%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 27%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 5%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.85, 3.51, -5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.85, 6.4, 303.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.001, 78.159, 92.727)`
Decimal	`15197167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7E3EF, 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 #E7E3EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7E3EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.63:1	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 #E7E3EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7e3ef; }
.text { color: #e7e3ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7e3ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 227 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7e3ef, #ede3ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E7E3EF?: #E7E3EF is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7E3EF?: The RGB value is 231, 227, 239: 231 red, 227 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7E3EF?: The complementary color is #EBEFE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7E3EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.63:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.