What color is #EDC4F0?

#EDC4F0 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDC4F0?

The RGB value is 237, 196, 240: 237 red, 196 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDC4F0?

The complementary color is #C7F0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDC4F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDC4F0 color

#EDC4F0 rgb(237, 196, 240)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EDC4F0 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 76.9% green and 94.1% blue (237, 196, 240).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 59% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Purple’s Baby Sister (#EEC3EE), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#EDC4F0 color codes

HEX	`#EDC4F0`
RGB	`rgb(237, 196, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 76.9%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 59%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 18%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 18%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.85, 21.99, -16.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.85, 27.34, 323.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.391, 63.777, 91.023)`
Decimal	`15582448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDC4F0, 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 #EDC4F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDC4F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	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 #EDC4F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edc4f0; }
.text { color: #edc4f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edc4f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 196 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edc4f0, #f0c4dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EDC4F0?: #EDC4F0 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDC4F0?: The RGB value is 237, 196, 240: 237 red, 196 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDC4F0?: The complementary color is #C7F0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDC4F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.