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Recognised as Colour

#EDE2ED

  • #EDE2ED
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#EDE2ED is a magenta with RGB values 237, 226, 237 and HSL 300°, 23%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#EDE2ED#EDE2ED
HEX#EDE2ED
RGBrgb(237, 226, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8863, 0.9294
RGB percentages92.9%, 88.6%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(300, 23.4%, 90.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 4.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 4.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,590,125
CSS custom property--colour: #EDE2ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.7:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#121D12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1E4EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4E6EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EEE3E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 6Lavender blush · ΔE 6.1Gainsboro · ΔE 7.7Ghost white · ΔE 8.1White smoke · ΔE 8.9Alice blue · ΔE 9.3
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 6.04, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2EDE2
Analogous#E8E2ED, #EDE2E8
Triadic#EDEDE2, #E2EDED
Split complementary#E8EDE2, #E2EDE8
Tetradic#EDE8E2, #E2EDE2, #E2E8ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#D9C3D9
Darker −20%#C6A3C6
Darker −30%#B284B2
Darker −40%#9F649F
More saturated +25%#F3DCF3
Less saturated −25%#E8E8E8

Channel breakdown

R237
G226
B237
Red237 (92.9%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)23.4%
Lightness90.78%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR ED · G E2 · B ED

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