What color is #E9DCF5?

#E9DCF5 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9DCF5?

The RGB value is 233, 220, 245: 233 red, 220 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9DCF5?

The complementary color is #E8F5DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9DCF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9DCF5 color

#E9DCF5 rgb(233, 220, 245)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E9DCF5 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 86.3% green and 96.1% blue (233, 220, 245).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 56% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.02:1).

#E9DCF5 color codes

HEX	`#E9DCF5`
RGB	`rgb(233, 220, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 86.3%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 56%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 10%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 10%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.44, 8.93, -10.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.44, 13.84, 310.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.676, 75.103, 96.878)`
Decimal	`15326453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9DCF5, 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 #E9DCF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9DCF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.02:1	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 #E9DCF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9dcf5; }
.text { color: #e9dcf5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9dcf5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 220 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9dcf5, #f5dcf4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E9DCF5?: #E9DCF5 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9DCF5?: The RGB value is 233, 220, 245: 233 red, 220 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9DCF5?: The complementary color is #E8F5DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9DCF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.