What color is #EADCF0?

#EADCF0 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EADCF0?

The RGB value is 234, 220, 240: 234 red, 220 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EADCF0?

The complementary color is #E2F0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EADCF0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EADCF0 color

#EADCF0 rgb(234, 220, 240)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EADCF0 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 86.3% green and 94.1% blue (234, 220, 240).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 40% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.99:1).

#EADCF0 color codes

HEX	`#EADCF0`
RGB	`rgb(234, 220, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 86.3%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 40%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.38, 8.33, -8.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.38, 11.57, 316.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.251, 74.97, 92.928)`
Decimal	`15391984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EADCF0, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EADCF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EADCF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EADCF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eadcf0; }
.text { color: #eadcf0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eadcf0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 220 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eadcf0, #f0dcec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #EADCF0?: #EADCF0 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EADCF0?: The RGB value is 234, 220, 240: 234 red, 220 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EADCF0?: The complementary color is #E2F0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EADCF0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.