What color is #E9D7FF?

#E9D7FF 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 #E9D7FF?

The RGB value is 233, 215, 255: 233 red, 215 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9D7FF?

The complementary color is #EDFFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9D7FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9D7FF color

#E9D7FF rgb(233, 215, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E9D7FF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 84.3% green and 100% blue (233, 215, 255).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 100% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.63:1).

#E9D7FF color codes

HEX	`#E9D7FF`
RGB	`rgb(233, 215, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 84.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 100%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 16%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 16%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.52, 13.48, -17.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.52, 21.86, 308.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.951, 73.145, 104.705)`
Decimal	`15325183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9D7FF, 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 #E9D7FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9D7FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.63:1	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 #E9D7FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9d7ff; }
.text { color: #e9d7ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9d7ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 215 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9d7ff, #fdd7ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #E9D7FF?: #E9D7FF 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 #E9D7FF?: The RGB value is 233, 215, 255: 233 red, 215 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9D7FF?: The complementary color is #EDFFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9D7FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.