Recognised as Colour
#EDCAED
- #EDCAED
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#EDCAED is a magenta with RGB values 237, 202, 237 and HSL 300°, 49%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#EDCAED#EDCAED
HEX#EDCAED
RGBrgb(237, 202, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7922, 0.9294
RGB percentages92.9%, 79.2%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(300, 49.3%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 14.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 14.8%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,583,981
CSS custom property--colour: #EDCAED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.27:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#123512
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CAEDCA
Analogous#DCCAED, #EDCADC
Triadic#EDEDCA, #CAEDED
Split complementary#DCEDCA, #CAEDDC
Tetradic#EDDCCA, #CAEDCA, #CADCED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G202
B237
Red237 (92.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)49.3%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR ED · G CA · B ED
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