What color is #E9DEFD?

#E9DEFD is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9DEFD?

The RGB value is 233, 222, 253: 233 red, 222 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9DEFD?

The complementary color is #F2FDDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9DEFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9DEFD color

#E9DEFD rgb(233, 222, 253)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E9DEFD is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 87.1% green and 99.2% blue (233, 222, 253).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 89% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.33:1).

#E9DEFD color codes

HEX	`#E9DEFD`
RGB	`rgb(233, 222, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 87.1%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 89%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 12%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 12%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.16, 9.42, -13.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.16, 16.61, 304.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.452, 76.658, 103.626)`
Decimal	`15326973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9DEFD, 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 #E9DEFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9DEFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.33:1	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 #E9DEFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9defd; }
.text { color: #e9defd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9defd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 222 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9defd, #f9defd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E9DEFD?: #E9DEFD is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9DEFD?: The RGB value is 233, 222, 253: 233 red, 222 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9DEFD?: The complementary color is #F2FDDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9DEFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.