Recognised as Colour
#EDCBFF
- #EDCBFF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#EDCBFF is a violet with RGB values 237, 203, 255 and HSL 279°, 100%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#EDCBFF#EDCBFF
HEX#EDCBFF
RGBrgb(237, 203, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7961, 1
RGB percentages92.9%, 79.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(279.2, 100%, 89.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.2, 20.4%, 100%)
CMYK7.1%, 20.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,584,255
CSS custom property--colour: #EDCBFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.59:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#123400
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DDFFCB
Analogous#D3CBFF, #FFCBF7
Triadic#FFEDCB, #CBFFED
Split complementary#F7FFCB, #CBFFD3
Tetradic#FFD3CB, #DDFFCB, #CBF7FF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G203
B255
Red237 (92.9%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue279.23°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness89.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR ED · G CB · B FF
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