What color is #EDCEF6?

#EDCEF6 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Bubblegum Crisis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDCEF6?

The RGB value is 237, 206, 246: 237 red, 206 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDCEF6?

The complementary color is #D7F6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDCEF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDCEF6 color

#EDCEF6 rgb(237, 206, 246)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EDCEF6 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 80.8% green and 96.5% blue (237, 206, 246).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 69% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Bubblegum Crisis (#EECCEE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.76:1).

#EDCEF6 color codes

HEX	`#EDCEF6`
RGB	`rgb(237, 206, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 80.8%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 69%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 16%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 16%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.41, 17.8, -15.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.41, 23.67, 318.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.628, 68.802, 96.572)`
Decimal	`15585014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDCEF6, 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 #EDCEF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDCEF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.76:1	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 #EDCEF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edcef6; }
.text { color: #edcef6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edcef6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 206 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edcef6, #f6ceeb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EDCEF6?: #EDCEF6 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Bubblegum Crisis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDCEF6?: The RGB value is 237, 206, 246: 237 red, 206 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDCEF6?: The complementary color is #D7F6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDCEF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.