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Recognised as Colour

#EDDCEA

  • #EDDCEA
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#EDDCEA is a magenta with RGB values 237, 220, 234 and HSL 311°, 32%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#EDDCEA#EDDCEA
HEX#EDDCEA
RGBrgb(237, 220, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8627, 0.9176
RGB percentages92.9%, 86.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(310.6, 32.1%, 89.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.6, 7.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 7.2%, 1.3%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,588,586
CSS custom property--colour: #EDDCEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.03:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#122315

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDFEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFE2E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#EFDDE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 7.1Lavender blush · ΔE 8.1Gainsboro · ΔE 9.7Misty rose · ΔE 10.1Light grey · ΔE 10.7Ghost white · ΔE 10.9
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 7.11, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCEDDF
Analogous#E8DCED, #EDDCE2
Triadic#EAEDDC, #DCEAED
Split complementary#E2EDDC, #DCEDE8
Tetradic#EDE8DC, #DCEDDF, #DCE2ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFEFE
Darker −10%#DCBAD6
Darker −20%#CA99C2
Darker −30%#B977AD
Darker −40%#A75699
More saturated +25%#F4D5EE
Less saturated −25%#E6E3E6

Channel breakdown

R237
G220
B234
Red237 (92.9%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue310.59°
Saturation (HSL)32.08%
Lightness89.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G DC · B EA

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