What color is #EDDBF1?

#EDDBF1 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 #EDDBF1?

The RGB value is 237, 219, 241: 237 red, 219 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDDBF1?

The complementary color is #DFF1DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDDBF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDDBF1 color

#EDDBF1 rgb(237, 219, 241)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EDDBF1 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 85.9% green and 94.5% blue (237, 219, 241).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 44% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16:1).

#EDDBF1 color codes

HEX	`#EDDBF1`
RGB	`rgb(237, 219, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 85.9%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 44%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 9%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 9%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.4, 10.03, -8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.4, 13.14, 319.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.131, 75.019, 93.671)`
Decimal	`15588337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDDBF1, 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 #EDDBF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDDBF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16:1	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 #EDDBF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eddbf1; }
.text { color: #eddbf1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eddbf1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 219 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eddbf1, #f1dbea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EDDBF1?: #EDDBF1 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 #EDDBF1?: The RGB value is 237, 219, 241: 237 red, 219 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDDBF1?: The complementary color is #DFF1DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDDBF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.