What color is #E9E4F4?

#E9E4F4 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9E4F4?

The RGB value is 233, 228, 244: 233 red, 228 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9E4F4?

The complementary color is #EFF4E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9E4F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9E4F4 color

#E9E4F4 rgb(233, 228, 244)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E9E4F4 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 89.4% green and 95.7% blue (233, 228, 244).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 42% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Scarf (#E3DFEC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.87:1).

#E9E4F4 color codes

HEX	`#E9E4F4`
RGB	`rgb(233, 228, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 89.4%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 42%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.39, 4.58, -7.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.39, 8.49, 302.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.674, 79.342, 96.793)`
Decimal	`15328500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9E4F4, 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 #E9E4F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9E4F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.87:1	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 #E9E4F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9e4f4; }
.text { color: #e9e4f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9e4f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 228 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9e4f4, #f1e4f4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E9E4F4?: #E9E4F4 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9E4F4?: The RGB value is 233, 228, 244: 233 red, 228 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9E4F4?: The complementary color is #EFF4E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9E4F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.