Recognised as Colour

#EDCBF6

#EDCBF6
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#EDCBF6 is a violet with RGB values 237, 203, 246 and HSL 287°, 70%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#EDCBF6#EDCBF6

HEX#EDCBF6

RGBrgb(237, 203, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7961, 0.9647

RGB percentages92.9%, 79.6%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(287.4, 70.5%, 88%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.4, 17.5%, 96.5%)

CMYK3.7%, 17.5%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,584,246

CSS custom property--colour: #EDCBF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.47:1

Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#123409

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7D4F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#CED7F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Tritanopia#EECFD9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 11.2 Lavender · ΔE 18.2 Plum · ΔE 18.8 Pink · ΔE 20.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.9 Lavender blush · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 11.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D4F6CB

Analogous#D8CBF6, #F6CBE9

Triadic#F6EDCB, #CBF6ED

Split complementary#EAF6CB, #CBF6D8

Tetradic#F6D8CB, #D4F6CB, #CBEAF6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FCF6FE

Darker −10%#DEA0EE

Darker −20%#CF74E7

Darker −30%#C049DF

Darker −40%#AD24D1

More saturated +25%#F1C3FE

Less saturated −25%#E9D3EE

Channel breakdown

R237

G203

B246

Red237 (92.9%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue287.44°

Saturation (HSL)70.49%

Lightness88.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR ED · G CB · B F6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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