What color is #EAE1FF?

#EAE1FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE1FF?

The RGB value is 234, 225, 255: 234 red, 225 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE1FF?

The complementary color is #F6FFE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE1FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE1FF color

#EAE1FF rgb(234, 225, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EAE1FF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 88.2% green and 100% blue (234, 225, 255).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.71:1).

#EAE1FF color codes

HEX	`#EAE1FF`
RGB	`rgb(234, 225, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 88.2%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 12%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 12%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.04, 8.56, -13.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.04, 15.92, 302.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.903, 78.563, 105.596)`
Decimal	`15393279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE1FF, 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 #EAE1FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE1FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.71:1	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 #EAE1FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae1ff; }
.text { color: #eae1ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae1ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 225 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae1ff, #f9e1ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EAE1FF?: #EAE1FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE1FF?: The RGB value is 234, 225, 255: 234 red, 225 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE1FF?: The complementary color is #F6FFE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE1FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.