Recognised as Colour
#EDBCFB
- #EDBCFB
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#EDBCFB is a violet with RGB values 237, 188, 251 and HSL 287°, 89%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#EDBCFB#EDBCFB
HEX#EDBCFB
RGBrgb(237, 188, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7373, 0.9843
RGB percentages92.9%, 73.7%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(286.7, 88.7%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 25.1%, 98.4%)
CMYK5.6%, 25.1%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,580,411
CSS custom property--colour: #EDBCFB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.19:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#124304
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CAFBBC
Analogous#CEBCFB, #FBBCE9
Triadic#FBEDBC, #BCFBED
Split complementary#EAFBBC, #BCFBCE
Tetradic#FBCEBC, #CAFBBC, #BCE9FB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G188
B251
Red237 (92.9%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue286.67°
Saturation (HSL)88.73%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR ED · G BC · B FB
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