What color is #EDDAEA?

#EDDAEA is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDDAEA?

The RGB value is 237, 218, 234: 237 red, 218 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDDAEA?

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

Is black or white text better on #EDDAEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDDAEA color

#EDDAEA rgb(237, 218, 234)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 85.5% green and 91.8% blue (237, 218, 234).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 35% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.82:1).

#EDDAEA color codes

HEX	`#EDDAEA`
RGB	`rgb(237, 218, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 85.5%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 35%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 1%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.96, 9.29, -5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.96, 10.77, 329.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.846, 74.089, 88.184)`
Decimal	`15588074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDDAEA, 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 #EDDAEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDDAEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.82:1	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 #EDDAEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eddaea; }
.text { color: #eddaea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eddaea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 218 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eddaea, #eddae0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EDDAEA?: #EDDAEA is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDDAEA?: The RGB value is 237, 218, 234: 237 red, 218 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDDAEA?: The complementary color is #DAEDDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDDAEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.