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Recognised as Colour

#EDE9EC

  • #EDE9EC
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: White smoke

#EDE9EC is a magenta with RGB values 237, 233, 236 and HSL 315°, 10%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is White smoke.

Colour values

#EDE9EC#EDE9EC
HEX#EDE9EC
RGBrgb(237, 233, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9137, 0.9255
RGB percentages92.9%, 91.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(315, 10%, 92.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315, 1.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 1.7%, 0.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,591,916
CSS custom property--colour: #EDE9EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.47:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#121613

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9EAECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#EAEAECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EDE9EAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

White smoke · ΔE 4.4Lavender blush · ΔE 5.2Gainsboro · ΔE 5.4Ghost white · ΔE 5.6Snow · ΔE 6.1Alice blue · ΔE 6.4
Nearest named CSS colourWhite smoke (#F5F5F5)ΔE 4.36, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9EDEA
Analogous#ECE9ED, #EDE9EA
Triadic#ECEDE9, #E9ECED
Split complementary#EAEDE9, #E9EDEC
Tetradic#EDECE9, #E9EDEA, #E9EAED

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%#D6CDD4
Darker −20%#BFB1BC
Darker −30%#A895A3
Darker −40%#91798B
More saturated +25%#F2E4EF
Less saturated −25%#EBEBEB

Channel breakdown

R237
G233
B236
Red237 (92.9%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue315°
Saturation (HSL)10%
Lightness92.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G E9 · B EC

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