What color is #EDBCF9?

#EDBCF9 is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Candy Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDBCF9?

The RGB value is 237, 188, 249: 237 red, 188 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDBCF9?

The complementary color is #C8F9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDBCF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDBCF9 color

#EDBCF9 rgb(237, 188, 249)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EDBCF9 is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 73.7% green and 97.6% blue (237, 188, 249).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 84% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Candy Dreams (#E9AEF2), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#EDBCF9 color codes

HEX	`#EDBCF9`
RGB	`rgb(237, 188, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 73.7%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 84%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 24%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 24%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.28, 27.93, -23.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.28, 36.46, 320.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.005, 60.812, 97.654)`
Decimal	`15580409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDBCF9, 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 #EDBCF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDBCF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	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 #EDBCF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edbcf9; }
.text { color: #edbcf9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edbcf9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 188 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edbcf9, #f9bce6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #EDBCF9?: #EDBCF9 is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Candy Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDBCF9?: The RGB value is 237, 188, 249: 237 red, 188 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDBCF9?: The complementary color is #C8F9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDBCF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.