What color is #E8DDE6?

#E8DDE6 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8DDE6?

The RGB value is 232, 221, 230: 232 red, 221 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8DDE6?

The complementary color is #DDE8DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8DDE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8DDE6 color

#E8DDE6 rgb(232, 221, 230)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E8DDE6 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 86.7% green and 90.2% blue (232, 221, 230).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 19% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vapour (#E5DAE1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.92:1).

#E8DDE6 color codes

HEX	`#E8DDE6`
RGB	`rgb(232, 221, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 86.7%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 19%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 5%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 1%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.2, 5.33, -3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.2, 6.14, 330.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.416, 74.582, 85.376)`
Decimal	`15261158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8DDE6, 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 #E8DDE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8DDE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.92:1	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 #E8DDE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8dde6; }
.text { color: #e8dde6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8dde6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 221 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8dde6, #e8dde1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #E8DDE6?: #E8DDE6 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8DDE6?: The RGB value is 232, 221, 230: 232 red, 221 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8DDE6?: The complementary color is #DDE8DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8DDE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.