What color is #EDCBFA?

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

What is the RGB value of #EDCBFA?

The RGB value is 237, 203, 250: 237 red, 203 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDCBFA?

The complementary color is #D8FACB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDCBFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDCBFA color

#EDCBFA rgb(237, 203, 250)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 79.6% green and 98% blue (237, 203, 250).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 82% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Purple’s Baby Sister (#EEC3EE), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.52:1).

#EDCBFA color codes

HEX	`#EDCBFA`
RGB	`rgb(237, 203, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 79.6%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 82%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 19%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 19%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.82, 20.15, -18.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.82, 27.42, 317.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.534, 67.619, 99.602)`
Decimal	`15584250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDCBFA, 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 #EDCBFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDCBFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.52:1	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 #EDCBFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edcbfa; }
.text { color: #edcbfa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edcbfa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 203 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edcbfa, #facbf0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EDCBFA?: #EDCBFA is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDCBFA?: The RGB value is 237, 203, 250: 237 red, 203 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDCBFA?: The complementary color is #D8FACB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDCBFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.