What color is #EAE4FA?

#EAE4FA is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE4FA?

The RGB value is 234, 228, 250: 234 red, 228 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE4FA?

The complementary color is #F4FAE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE4FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE4FA color

#EAE4FA rgb(234, 228, 250)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EAE4FA is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 89.4% green and 98% blue (234, 228, 250).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 69% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.98:1).

#EAE4FA color codes

HEX	`#EAE4FA`
RGB	`rgb(234, 228, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 89.4%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 69%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 9%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.63, 6.04, -9.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.63, 11.61, 301.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.927, 79.881, 101.684)`
Decimal	`15394042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE4FA, 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 #EAE4FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE4FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.98:1	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 #EAE4FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae4fa; }
.text { color: #eae4fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae4fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 228 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae4fa, #f5e4fa); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EAE4FA?: #EAE4FA is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE4FA?: The RGB value is 234, 228, 250: 234 red, 228 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE4FA?: The complementary color is #F4FAE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE4FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.