Recognised as Colour
#EDBAF8
- #EDBAF8
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#EDBAF8 is a violet with RGB values 237, 186, 248 and HSL 289°, 82%, 85%. 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
#EDBAF8#EDBAF8
HEX#EDBAF8
RGBrgb(237, 186, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7294, 0.9725
RGB percentages92.9%, 72.9%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(289.4, 81.6%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.4, 25%, 97.3%)
CMYK4.4%, 25%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,579,896
CSS custom property--colour: #EDBAF8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.98:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#124507
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 text12.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C5F8BA
Analogous#CEBAF8, #F8BAE4
Triadic#F8EDBA, #BAF8ED
Split complementary#E4F8BA, #BAF8CE
Tetradic#F8CEBA, #C5F8BA, #BAE4F8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G186
B248
Red237 (92.9%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue289.35°
Saturation (HSL)81.58%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR ED · G BA · B F8
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