What color is #E9E5EF?

#E9E5EF is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lavender. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9E5EF?

The RGB value is 233, 229, 239: 233 red, 229 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9E5EF?

The complementary color is #EBEFE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9E5EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9E5EF color

#E9E5EF rgb(233, 229, 239)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E9E5EF is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 89.8% green and 93.7% blue (233, 229, 239).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 24% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lavender (#E5E0EC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.92:1).

#E9E5EF color codes

HEX	`#E9E5EF`
RGB	`rgb(233, 229, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 89.8%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 24%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 4%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.5, 3.14, -4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.5, 5.38, 305.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.201, 79.594, 92.941)`
Decimal	`15328751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9E5EF, 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 #E9E5EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9E5EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.92:1	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 #E9E5EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9e5ef; }
.text { color: #e9e5ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9e5ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 229 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9e5ef, #eee5ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E9E5EF?: #E9E5EF is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lavender. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9E5EF?: The RGB value is 233, 229, 239: 233 red, 229 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9E5EF?: The complementary color is #EBEFE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9E5EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.