What color is #EAE5F3?

#EAE5F3 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE5F3?

The RGB value is 234, 229, 243: 234 red, 229 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE5F3?

The complementary color is #EEF3E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE5F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE5F3 color

#EAE5F3 rgb(234, 229, 243)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EAE5F3 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 89.8% green and 95.3% blue (234, 229, 243).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 37% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lavender (#E5E0EC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17:1).

#EAE5F3 color codes

HEX	`#EAE5F3`
RGB	`rgb(234, 229, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 89.8%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 37%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 6%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.69, 4.21, -6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.69, 7.48, 304.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.126, 80.002, 96.103)`
Decimal	`15394291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE5F3, 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 #EAE5F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE5F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	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 #EAE5F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae5f3; }
.text { color: #eae5f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae5f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 229 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae5f3, #f1e5f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #EAE5F3?: #EAE5F3 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE5F3?: The RGB value is 234, 229, 243: 234 red, 229 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE5F3?: The complementary color is #EEF3E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE5F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.