What color is #E7E5FF?

#E7E5FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7E5FF?

The RGB value is 231, 229, 255: 231 red, 229 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7E5FF?

The complementary color is #FDFFE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7E5FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7E5FF color

#E7E5FF rgb(231, 229, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E7E5FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 89.8% green and 100% blue (231, 229, 255).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.05:1).

#E7E5FF color codes

HEX	`#E7E5FF`
RGB	`rgb(231, 229, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 89.8%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 10%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 10%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.8, 5.51, -12.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.8, 13.49, 294.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.021, 80.247, 105.915)`
Decimal	`15197695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7E5FF, 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 #E7E5FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7E5FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.05:1	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 #E7E5FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7e5ff; }
.text { color: #e7e5ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7e5ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 229 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7e5ff, #f4e5ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E7E5FF?: #E7E5FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7E5FF?: The RGB value is 231, 229, 255: 231 red, 229 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7E5FF?: The complementary color is #FDFFE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7E5FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.