What color is #EAE6F6?

#EAE6F6 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE6F6?

The RGB value is 234, 230, 246: 234 red, 230 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE6F6?

The complementary color is #F2F6E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE6F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE6F6 color

#EAE6F6 rgb(234, 230, 246)

Shades of blue

The hex color #EAE6F6 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 90.2% green and 96.5% blue (234, 230, 246).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 47% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Scarf (#E3DFEC), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.15:1).

#EAE6F6 color codes

HEX	`#EAE6F6`
RGB	`rgb(234, 230, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 90.2%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 47%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.02, 4.25, -7.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.02, 8.41, 300.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.86, 80.74, 98.601)`
Decimal	`15394550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE6F6, 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 #EAE6F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE6F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.15:1	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 #EAE6F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae6f6; }
.text { color: #eae6f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae6f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 230 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae6f6, #f2e6f6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EAE6F6?: #EAE6F6 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE6F6?: The RGB value is 234, 230, 246: 234 red, 230 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE6F6?: The complementary color is #F2F6E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE6F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.