Recognised as Colour
#EDC9FC
- #EDC9FC
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#EDC9FC is a violet with RGB values 237, 201, 252 and HSL 282°, 89%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#EDC9FC#EDC9FC
HEX#EDC9FC
RGBrgb(237, 201, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7882, 0.9882
RGB percentages92.9%, 78.8%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(282.4, 89.5%, 88.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.4, 20.2%, 98.8%)
CMYK6%, 20.2%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,583,740
CSS custom property--colour: #EDC9FC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.36:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#123603
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D8FCC9
Analogous#D3C9FC, #FCC9F1
Triadic#FCEDC9, #C9FCED
Split complementary#F1FCC9, #C9FCD3
Tetradic#FCD3C9, #D8FCC9, #C9F1FC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G201
B252
Red237 (92.9%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue282.35°
Saturation (HSL)89.47%
Lightness88.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR ED · G C9 · B FC
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