Recognised as Colour
#EDDDEF
- #EDDDEF
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#EDDDEF is a magenta with RGB values 237, 221, 239 and HSL 293°, 36%, 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
#EDDDEF#EDDDEF
HEX#EDDDEF
RGBrgb(237, 221, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8667, 0.9373
RGB percentages92.9%, 86.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(293.3, 36%, 90.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.3, 7.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK0.8%, 7.5%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,588,847
CSS custom property--colour: #EDDDEF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.75949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.19:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#122210
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DFEFDD
Analogous#E4DDEF, #EFDDE8
Triadic#EFEDDD, #DDEFED
Split complementary#E8EFDD, #DDEFE4
Tetradic#EFE4DD, #DFEFDD, #DDE8EF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G221
B239
Red237 (92.9%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue293.33°
Saturation (HSL)36%
Lightness90.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR ED · G DD · B EF
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