Information about #E3C9F1 color

#E3C9F1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E3C9F1 falls into the Violet Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Luminous brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(227, 201, 241) — 89% red, 78.8% green, 94.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 16 / 0 / 5. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pleasantly vivid blue-purple violet, #E3C9F1 radiates an almost-white brightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Divine (#E4CEEC). Slightly further away sit Periwinkle (#E9CFEC) and Validation (#E2C5E7).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(227, 201, 241)), which gives #E3C9F1 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 13.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. #E3C9F1 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#E3C9F1 color variations

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#E3C9F1 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #E3C9F1

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Divine color link
Divine

#E4CEEC

Periwinkle color link
Periwinkle

#E9CFEC

Validation color link
Validation

#E2C5E7

Pale Lilac color link
Pale Lilac

#E4CBFF

Floria color link
Floria

#E6C3FE

Blue Chalk color link
Blue Chalk

#E3D6E9

Pastel Mauve color link
Pastel Mauve

#EBCCFF

Fog color link
Fog

#D5C7E8

Light Lilac color link
Light Lilac

#EDC8FF

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E3C9F1
  • RGB227, 201, 241
  • CMYK5, 16, 0, 5
  • CSSrgb(227, 201, 241)
  • HSL279°, 59%, 87%
  • HSL Precise279°, 58.824%, 86.667%
  • HSV279°, 17%, 95%
  • HSB279°, 17%, 95%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.890
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.945
  • GLSLvec3(0.890, 0.788, 0.945)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.890, 0.788, 0.945, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.890, 0.788, 0.945)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB94.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDE3C9F1
  • DECIMAL ID14928369
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01