What color is #E9E6F0?

#E9E6F0 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9E6F0?

The RGB value is 233, 230, 240: 233 red, 230 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9E6F0?

The complementary color is #EDF0E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9E6F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9E6F0 color

#E9E6F0 rgb(233, 230, 240)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E9E6F0 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 90.2% green and 94.1% blue (233, 230, 240).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 25% 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 Lilac (#E1E0EB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.04:1).

#E9E6F0 color codes

HEX	`#E9E6F0`
RGB	`rgb(233, 230, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 90.2%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 25%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 4%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.78, 2.81, -4.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.78, 5.29, 302.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.627, 80.209, 93.813)`
Decimal	`15329008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9E6F0, 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 #E9E6F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9E6F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.04:1	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 #E9E6F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9e6f0; }
.text { color: #e9e6f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9e6f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 230 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9e6f0, #eee6f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #E9E6F0?: #E9E6F0 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9E6F0?: The RGB value is 233, 230, 240: 233 red, 230 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9E6F0?: The complementary color is #EDF0E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9E6F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.