What color is #E8DFED?

#E8DFED is a very light, desaturated violet known as Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8DFED?

The RGB value is 232, 223, 237: 232 red, 223 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8DFED?

The complementary color is #E4EDDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8DFED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.21:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8DFED color

#E8DFED rgb(232, 223, 237)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E8DFED is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 87.5% green and 92.9% blue (232, 223, 237).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 28% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

This exact color is also called Pink Champagne.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.21:1).

#E8DFED color codes

HEX	`#E8DFED`
RGB	`rgb(232, 223, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 87.5%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 28%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.88, 5.55, -5.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.88, 7.97, 314.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.95, 76.046, 90.834)`
Decimal	`15261677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8DFED, 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 #E8DFED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8DFED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.21:1	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 #E8DFED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8dfed; }
.text { color: #e8dfed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8dfed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 223 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8dfed, #eddfeb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E8DFED?: #E8DFED is a very light, desaturated violet known as Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8DFED?: The RGB value is 232, 223, 237: 232 red, 223 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8DFED?: The complementary color is #E4EDDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8DFED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.21:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.