What color is #E8D8FE?

#E8D8FE 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 #E8D8FE?

The RGB value is 232, 216, 254: 232 red, 216 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8D8FE?

The complementary color is #EEFED8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8D8FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8D8FE color

#E8D8FE rgb(232, 216, 254)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E8D8FE is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 84.7% green and 99.6% blue (232, 216, 254).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 95% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.68:1).

#E8D8FE color codes

HEX	`#E8D8FE`
RGB	`rgb(232, 216, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 84.7%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 95%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 15%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 15%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.65, 12.44, -16.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.65, 20.66, 307.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.721, 73.423, 103.93)`
Decimal	`15259902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8D8FE, 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 #E8D8FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8D8FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.68:1	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 #E8D8FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8d8fe; }
.text { color: #e8d8fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8d8fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 216 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8d8fe, #fbd8fe); }

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Questions

What color is #E8D8FE?: #E8D8FE 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 #E8D8FE?: The RGB value is 232, 216, 254: 232 red, 216 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8D8FE?: The complementary color is #EEFED8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8D8FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.