What color is #EAE4F5?

#EAE4F5 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE4F5?

The RGB value is 234, 228, 245: 234 red, 228 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE4F5?

The complementary color is #EFF5E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE4F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.91:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE4F5 color

#EAE4F5 rgb(234, 228, 245)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EAE4F5 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 89.4% green and 96.1% blue (234, 228, 245).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 46% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.91:1).

#EAE4F5 color codes

HEX	`#EAE4F5`
RGB	`rgb(234, 228, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 89.4%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 46%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.49, 5.1, -7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.49, 9.08, 304.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.154, 79.572, 97.61)`
Decimal	`15394037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE4F5, 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 #EAE4F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE4F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.91:1	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 #EAE4F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae4f5; }
.text { color: #eae4f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae4f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 228 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae4f5, #f3e4f5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EAE4F5?: #EAE4F5 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE4F5?: The RGB value is 234, 228, 245: 234 red, 228 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE4F5?: The complementary color is #EFF5E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE4F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.91:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.