Recognised as Colour
#EDB9FD
- #EDB9FD
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#EDB9FD is a violet with RGB values 237, 185, 253 and HSL 286°, 94%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EDB9FD#EDB9FD
HEX#EDB9FD
RGBrgb(237, 185, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7255, 0.9922
RGB percentages92.9%, 72.5%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(285.9, 94.4%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.9, 26.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK6.3%, 26.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,579,645
CSS custom property--colour: #EDB9FD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.96:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#124602
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9FDB9
Analogous#CBB9FD, #FDB9EB
Triadic#FDEDB9, #B9FDED
Split complementary#EBFDB9, #B9FDCB
Tetradic#FDCBB9, #C9FDB9, #B9EBFD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G185
B253
Red237 (92.9%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue285.88°
Saturation (HSL)94.44%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR ED · G B9 · B FD
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