Colour
#EDCAE4
- #EDCAE4
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#EDCAE4 is a magenta with RGB values 237, 202, 228 and HSL 315°, 49%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#EDCAE4#EDCAE4
HEX#EDCAE4
RGBrgb(237, 202, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7922, 0.8941
RGB percentages92.9%, 79.2%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(315.4, 49.3%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.4, 14.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 14.8%, 3.8%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,583,972
CSS custom property--colour: #EDCAE4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.17:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#12351B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CAEDD3
Analogous#E5CAED, #EDCAD3
Triadic#E4EDCA, #CAE4ED
Split complementary#D3EDCA, #CAEDE5
Tetradic#EDE5CA, #CAEDD3, #CAD3ED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G202
B228
Red237 (92.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue315.43°
Saturation (HSL)49.3%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G CA · B E4
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page