What color is #EDD6E8?

#EDD6E8 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDD6E8?

The RGB value is 237, 214, 232: 237 red, 214 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDD6E8?

The complementary color is #D6EDDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDD6E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDD6E8 color

#EDD6E8 rgb(237, 214, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EDD6E8 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 83.9% green and 91% blue (237, 214, 232).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 39% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.38:1).

#EDD6E8 color codes

HEX	`#EDD6E8`
RGB	`rgb(237, 214, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 83.9%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 39%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 10%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 2%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.93, 11.03, -5.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.93, 12.52, 331.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.535, 71.925, 86.337)`
Decimal	`15587048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDD6E8, 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 #EDD6E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDD6E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.38:1	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 #EDD6E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edd6e8; }
.text { color: #edd6e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edd6e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 214 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edd6e8, #edd6dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EDD6E8?: #EDD6E8 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDD6E8?: The RGB value is 237, 214, 232: 237 red, 214 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDD6E8?: The complementary color is #D6EDDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDD6E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.