Recognised as Colour

#EDC3FA

#EDC3FA
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#EDC3FA is a violet with RGB values 237, 195, 250 and HSL 286°, 85%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#EDC3FA#EDC3FA

HEX#EDC3FA

RGBrgb(237, 195, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7647, 0.9804

RGB percentages92.9%, 76.5%, 98%

HSLhsl(285.8, 84.6%, 87.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.8, 22%, 98%)

CMYK5.2%, 22%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,582,202

CSS custom property--colour: #EDC3FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness215 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.79:1

Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#123C05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDCFFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6D3F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Tritanopia#EDC9D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.3 Thistle · ΔE 17 Pink · ΔE 24.8 Lavender · ΔE 25.1 Light pink · ΔE 26.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D0FAC3

Analogous#D1C3FA, #FAC3EC

Triadic#FAEDC3, #C3FAED

Split complementary#ECFAC3, #C3FAD2

Tetradic#FAD2C3, #D0FAC3, #C3ECFA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FBF2FE

Darker −10%#DF94F6

Darker −20%#D165F2

Darker −30%#C336EE

Darker −40%#AE13DE

More saturated +25%#F0BEFF

Less saturated −25%#E9CBF2

Channel breakdown

R237

G195

B250

Red237 (92.9%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue285.82°

Saturation (HSL)84.62%

Lightness87.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR ED · G C3 · B FA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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