What color is #EAE4FF?

#EAE4FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE4FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #EAE4FF?

The complementary color is #F9FFE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE4FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE4FF color

#EAE4FF rgb(234, 228, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #EAE4FF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 89.4% green and 100% blue (234, 228, 255).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.04:1).

#EAE4FF color codes

HEX	`#EAE4FF`
RGB	`rgb(234, 228, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 89.4%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 11%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.77, 6.99, -12.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.77, 14.17, 299.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.722, 80.199, 105.868)`
Decimal	`15394047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE4FF, 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 #EAE4FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE4FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.04:1	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 #EAE4FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae4ff; }
.text { color: #eae4ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae4ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 228 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae4ff, #f7e4ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EAE4FF?: #EAE4FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE4FF?: The RGB value is 234, 228, 255: 234 red, 228 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE4FF?: The complementary color is #F9FFE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE4FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.