What color is #E8E1F2?

#E8E1F2 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8E1F2?

The RGB value is 232, 225, 242: 232 red, 225 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8E1F2?

The complementary color is #EBF2E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8E1F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8E1F2 color

#E8E1F2 rgb(232, 225, 242)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E8E1F2 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 88.2% green and 94.9% blue (232, 225, 242).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 40% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.48:1).

#E8E1F2 color codes

HEX	`#E8E1F2`
RGB	`rgb(232, 225, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 88.2%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 40%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 7%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.51, 5.44, -7.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.51, 9.19, 306.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.228, 77.417, 94.914)`
Decimal	`15262194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8E1F2, 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 #E8E1F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8E1F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.48:1	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 #E8E1F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8e1f2; }
.text { color: #e8e1f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8e1f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 225 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8e1f2, #f1e1f2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E8E1F2?: #E8E1F2 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8E1F2?: The RGB value is 232, 225, 242: 232 red, 225 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8E1F2?: The complementary color is #EBF2E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8E1F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.