What color is #EDBFFF?

#EDBFFF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Beefy Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDBFFF?

The RGB value is 237, 191, 255: 237 red, 191 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDBFFF?

The complementary color is #D1FFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDBFFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDBFFF color

#EDBFFF rgb(237, 191, 255)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 74.9% green and 100% blue (237, 191, 255).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Beefy Pink (#DEBEEF), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#EDBFFF color codes

HEX	`#EDBFFF`
RGB	`rgb(237, 191, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 74.9%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 25%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 25%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.17, 27.49, -25.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.17, 37.34, 317.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.603, 62.487, 102.878)`
Decimal	`15581183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDBFFF, 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 #EDBFFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDBFFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	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 #EDBFFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edbfff; }
.text { color: #edbfff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edbfff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 191 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edbfff, #ffbff1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EDBFFF?: #EDBFFF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Beefy Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDBFFF?: The RGB value is 237, 191, 255: 237 red, 191 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDBFFF?: The complementary color is #D1FFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDBFFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.