What color is #EAD7F6?

#EAD7F6 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAD7F6?

The RGB value is 234, 215, 246: 234 red, 215 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAD7F6?

The complementary color is #E3F6D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAD7F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAD7F6 color

#EAD7F6 rgb(234, 215, 246)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EAD7F6 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 84.3% green and 96.5% blue (234, 215, 246).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 63% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.55:1).

#EAD7F6 color codes

HEX	`#EAD7F6`
RGB	`rgb(234, 215, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 84.3%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 63%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 13%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 13%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.33, 12.07, -12.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.33, 17.56, 313.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.864, 72.748, 97.269)`
Decimal	`15390710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAD7F6, 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 #EAD7F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAD7F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.55:1	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 #EAD7F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ead7f6; }
.text { color: #ead7f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ead7f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 215 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ead7f6, #f6d7f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EAD7F6?: #EAD7F6 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAD7F6?: The RGB value is 234, 215, 246: 234 red, 215 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAD7F6?: The complementary color is #E3F6D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAD7F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.