Recognised as Colour
#EDC7E9
- #EDC7E9
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#EDC7E9 is a magenta with RGB values 237, 199, 233 and HSL 306°, 51%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#EDC7E9#EDC7E9
HEX#EDC7E9
RGBrgb(237, 199, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7804, 0.9137
RGB percentages92.9%, 78%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(306.3, 51.4%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.3, 16%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 16%, 1.7%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,583,209
CSS custom property--colour: #EDC7E9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64735WCAG 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 13.95:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#123816
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C7EDCB
Analogous#DEC7ED, #EDC7D6
Triadic#E9EDC7, #C7E9ED
Split complementary#D6EDC7, #C7EDDE
Tetradic#EDDEC7, #C7EDCB, #C7D6ED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G199
B233
Red237 (92.9%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue306.32°
Saturation (HSL)51.35%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G C7 · B E9
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