What color is #EDD0F6?

#EDD0F6 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 #EDD0F6?

The RGB value is 237, 208, 246: 237 red, 208 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDD0F6?

The complementary color is #D9F6D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDD0F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDD0F6 color

#EDD0F6 rgb(237, 208, 246)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EDD0F6 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 81.6% green and 96.5% blue (237, 208, 246).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 68% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 15% 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 14.95:1).

#EDD0F6 color codes

HEX	`#EDD0F6`
RGB	`rgb(237, 208, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 81.6%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 68%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 15%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 15%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.88, 16.74, -14.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.88, 22.4, 318.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.113, 69.771, 96.734)`
Decimal	`15585526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDD0F6, 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 #EDD0F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDD0F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	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 #EDD0F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edd0f6; }
.text { color: #edd0f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edd0f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 208 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edd0f6, #f6d0ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EDD0F6?: #EDD0F6 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 #EDD0F6?: The RGB value is 237, 208, 246: 237 red, 208 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDD0F6?: The complementary color is #D9F6D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDD0F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.