Recognised as Colour
#EDCAEE
- #EDCAEE
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#EDCAEE is a magenta with RGB values 237, 202, 238 and HSL 298°, 51%, 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
#EDCAEE#EDCAEE
HEX#EDCAEE
RGBrgb(237, 202, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7922, 0.9333
RGB percentages92.9%, 79.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(298.3, 51.4%, 86.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.3, 15.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK0.4%, 15.1%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,583,982
CSS custom property--colour: #EDCAEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.28:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#123511
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 text14.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CBEECA
Analogous#DBCAEE, #EECADD
Triadic#EEEDCA, #CAEEED
Split complementary#DDEECA, #CAEEDB
Tetradic#EEDBCA, #CBEECA, #CADDEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G202
B238
Red237 (92.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue298.33°
Saturation (HSL)51.43%
Lightness86.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR ED · G CA · B EE
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