What color is #EADCFE?

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

What is the RGB value of #EADCFE?

The RGB value is 234, 220, 254: 234 red, 220 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EADCFE?

The complementary color is #F0FEDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EADCFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EADCFE color

#EADCFE rgb(234, 220, 254)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EADCFE is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 86.3% green and 99.6% blue (234, 220, 254).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 94% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.17:1).

#EADCFE color codes

HEX	`#EADCFE`
RGB	`rgb(234, 220, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 86.3%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 94%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.78, 10.98, -14.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.78, 18.41, 306.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.411, 75.835, 104.306)`
Decimal	`15391998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EADCFE, 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 #EADCFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EADCFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.17:1	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 #EADCFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eadcfe; }
.text { color: #eadcfe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eadcfe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 220 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eadcfe, #fbdcfe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #EADCFE?: #EADCFE is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EADCFE?: The RGB value is 234, 220, 254: 234 red, 220 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EADCFE?: The complementary color is #F0FEDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EADCFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.