What color is #ED6DFF?

#ED6DFF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Heliotrope. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ED6DFF?

The RGB value is 237, 109, 255: 237 red, 109 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ED6DFF?

The complementary color is #7FFF6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ED6DFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ED6DFF color

#ED6DFF rgb(237, 109, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #ED6DFF is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 42.7% green and 100% blue (237, 109, 255).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 100% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#ED6DFF color codes

HEX	`#ED6DFF`
RGB	`rgb(237, 109, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 42.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 100%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 57%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 57%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.65, 68.94, -50.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.65, 85.71, 323.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.442, 36.165, 98.491)`
Decimal	`15560191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ED6DFF, 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 #ED6DFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ED6DFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	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 #ED6DFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ed6dff; }
.text { color: #ed6dff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ed6dff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 109 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ed6dff, #ff6dc8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ED6DFF?: #ED6DFF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Heliotrope. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ED6DFF?: The RGB value is 237, 109, 255: 237 red, 109 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ED6DFF?: The complementary color is #7FFF6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ED6DFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.