Recognised as Colour
#EDB3FF
- #EDB3FF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#EDB3FF is a violet with RGB values 237, 179, 255 and HSL 286°, 100%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EDB3FF#EDB3FF
HEX#EDB3FF
RGBrgb(237, 179, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.702, 1
RGB percentages92.9%, 70.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(285.8, 100%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.8, 29.8%, 100%)
CMYK7.1%, 29.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,578,111
CSS custom property--colour: #EDB3FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.49:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#124C00
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C5FFB3
Analogous#C7B3FF, #FFB3EB
Triadic#FFEDB3, #B3FFED
Split complementary#EBFFB3, #B3FFC7
Tetradic#FFC7B3, #C5FFB3, #B3EBFF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G179
B255
Red237 (92.9%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue285.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR ED · G B3 · B FF
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