What color is #E8E5F2?

#E8E5F2 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8E5F2?

The RGB value is 232, 229, 242: 232 red, 229 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8E5F2?

The complementary color is #EFF2E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8E5F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8E5F2 color

#E8E5F2 rgb(232, 229, 242)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E8E5F2 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 89.8% green and 94.9% blue (232, 229, 242).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 33% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Scarf (#E3DFEC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.92:1).

#E8E5F2 color codes

HEX	`#E8E5F2`
RGB	`rgb(232, 229, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 89.8%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 33%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 5%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.51, 3.36, -5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.51, 6.83, 299.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.322, 79.605, 95.279)`
Decimal	`15263218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8E5F2, 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 #E8E5F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8E5F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.92:1	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 #E8E5F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8e5f2; }
.text { color: #e8e5f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8e5f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 229 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8e5f2, #efe5f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E8E5F2?: #E8E5F2 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8E5F2?: The RGB value is 232, 229, 242: 232 red, 229 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8E5F2?: The complementary color is #EFF2E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8E5F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.