What color is #E8DAFB?

#E8DAFB 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 #E8DAFB?

The RGB value is 232, 218, 251: 232 red, 218 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8DAFB?

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

Is black or white text better on #E8DAFB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8DAFB color

#E8DAFB rgb(232, 218, 251)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E8DAFB is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 85.5% green and 98.4% blue (232, 218, 251).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 80% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% 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 15.85:1).

#E8DAFB color codes

HEX	`#E8DAFB`
RGB	`rgb(232, 218, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 85.5%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 80%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 13%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.05, 10.8, -14.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.05, 17.94, 307.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.76, 74.264, 101.591)`
Decimal	`15260411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8DAFB, 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 #E8DAFB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8DAFB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.85:1	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 #E8DAFB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8dafb; }
.text { color: #e8dafb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8dafb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 218 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8dafb, #f9dafb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E8DAFB?: #E8DAFB 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 #E8DAFB?: The RGB value is 232, 218, 251: 232 red, 218 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8DAFB?: The complementary color is #EDFBDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8DAFB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.