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Recognised as Colour

#EDDDEC

  • #EDDDEC
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#EDDDEC is a magenta with RGB values 237, 221, 236 and HSL 304°, 31%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#EDDDEC#EDDDEC
HEX#EDDDEC
RGBrgb(237, 221, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8667, 0.9255
RGB percentages92.9%, 86.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(303.8, 30.8%, 89.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.8, 6.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 6.8%, 0.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,588,844
CSS custom property--colour: #EDDDEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.15:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#122213

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCE0EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0E2EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EEDEE2no 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 text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 6.5Lavender blush · ΔE 8.2Gainsboro · ΔE 9.9Misty rose · ΔE 10.6Ghost white · ΔE 10.7Light grey · ΔE 11
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 6.49, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDEDDE
Analogous#E6DDED, #EDDDE4
Triadic#ECEDDD, #DDECED
Split complementary#E4EDDD, #DDEDE6
Tetradic#EDE6DD, #DDEDDE, #DDE4ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFEFF
Darker −10%#DBBCD9
Darker −20%#CA9AC7
Darker −30%#B879B4
Darker −40%#A658A1
More saturated +25%#F3D7F2
Less saturated −25%#E7E4E6

Channel breakdown

R237
G221
B236
Red237 (92.9%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue303.75°
Saturation (HSL)30.77%
Lightness89.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G DD · B EC

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