Recognised as Colour
#EDC5E1
- #EDC5E1
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#EDC5E1 is a magenta with RGB values 237, 197, 225 and HSL 318°, 53%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#EDC5E1#EDC5E1
HEX#EDC5E1
RGBrgb(237, 197, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7725, 0.8824
RGB percentages92.9%, 77.3%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(318, 52.6%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318, 16.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 16.9%, 5.1%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,582,689
CSS custom property--colour: #EDC5E1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.67:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#123A1E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C5EDD1
Analogous#E5C5ED, #EDC5CD
Triadic#E1EDC5, #C5E1ED
Split complementary#CDEDC5, #C5EDE5
Tetradic#EDE5C5, #C5EDD1, #C5CDED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G197
B225
Red237 (92.9%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue318°
Saturation (HSL)52.63%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G C5 · B E1
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