What color is #E9E3F8?

#E9E3F8 is #E9E3F8 (233, 227, 248 in RGB; hsl(257, 60%, 93%)). It sits in the deep purple family. Contrast is 1.25:1 on white and 16.81:1 on black.

Is #E9E3F8 accessible for text?

No for body text on white — 1.25:1 is below WCAG AA. Use it as a fill or pick a darker stop from the shade scale.

How do I use #E9E3F8 in CSS?

Use #E9E3F8, color: #e9e3f8;, or a custom property like --color-e9e3f8: #e9e3f8;. Nearest Tailwind-style token approximation: violet-100. Confirm contrast pairs against WCAG before production.

Color brief · Deep Purple

#E9E3F8 (#E9E3F8) — practical notes

#E9E3F8 (#e9e3f8) sits in the deep purple family at about 257° hue, 60% saturation, and 93% lightness. Contrast is 1.25:1 on white and 16.81:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: violet-100 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

page or card backgrounds
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #e9e3f8 as small body text on white — 1.25:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

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Specs & accessibility references: W3C WCAG 2.1 contrast minimum · MDN CSS color values · CSS Color Module Level 4 · WebAIM contrast guide.

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THE ORIGINAL SWATCH#E9E3F8

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deep-purple family Calculated from HEX

HEX#E9E3F8

RGBrgb(233, 227, 248)

HSLhsl(257, 60%, 93%)

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CONTRAST RATIO1.25:1

AA · normal text: Fail
AA · large text: Fail
AAA · normal text: Fail

Normal text: AA 4.5:1, AAA 7:1. Large text: AA 3:1 (24px regular or about 19px bold).

Against white1.25:1

Against black16.81:1

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Color codes

HEX

#e9e3f8

RGB

rgb(233, 227, 248)

HSL

hsl(257, 60%, 93%)

OKLCH

oklch(0.9268 0.0289 298.78)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 3%)

CSS variable

--color-e9e3f8: #e9e3f8;

CMYK is an approximate reference; print output depends on the color profile. HSV and CMYK are not CSS color functions.

OKLCH

css

:root {
  --colore9e3f8-1: #e9e3f8;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

violet-100

Similar · ΔE 1.46 · #EDE9FE

Nearest CSS named color

Lavender

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.66 · #E6E6FA

Nearest Material color

deep-purple-50

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.42 · #EDE7F6

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 10.58 · #F8F9FA

Using this color

Where #e9e3f8 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

page or card backgrounds
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #e9e3f8 as small body text on white — 1.25:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Mystery, ambition, and creativity. Strong for artistic and spiritual associations. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Deep Purple range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind violet 100#EDE9FE Material Deep Purple 50#EDE7F6 Tailwind purple 100#F3E8FF Lavender#E6E6FA Material Purple 50#F3E5F5 Tailwind fuchsia 100#FAE8FF Tailwind violet 50#F5F3FF Tailwind fuchsia 50#FDF4FF Tailwind indigo 100#E0E7FF Material Indigo 50#E8EAF6 Tailwind purple 50#FAF5FF Tailwind pink 100#FCE7F3