What color is #E9E2EE?

#E9E2EE is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9E2EE?

The RGB value is 233, 226, 238: 233 red, 226 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9E2EE?

The complementary color is #E7EEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9E2EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.58:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9E2EE color

#E9E2EE rgb(233, 226, 238)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E9E2EE is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 88.6% green and 93.3% blue (233, 226, 238).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 26% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lavender (#E5E0EC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.58:1).

#E9E2EE color codes

HEX	`#E9E2EE`
RGB	`rgb(233, 226, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 88.6%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 26%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 5%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.73, 4.51, -4.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.73, 6.72, 312.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.231, 77.89, 91.891)`
Decimal	`15327982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9E2EE, 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 #E9E2EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9E2EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.58:1	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 #E9E2EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9e2ee; }
.text { color: #e9e2ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9e2ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 226 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9e2ee, #eee2ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E9E2EE?: #E9E2EE is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9E2EE?: The RGB value is 233, 226, 238: 233 red, 226 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9E2EE?: The complementary color is #E7EEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9E2EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.58:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.